Rural ageing: A good place to grow old? (Ageing and the Lifecourse)

This important book addresses a growing international interest in 'age-friendly' communities. It examines the conflicting stereotypes of rural communities as either idyllic and supportive or isolated and bereft of services. Providing detailed information on the characteristics of rural communities, contributors ask the question, 'good places for whom'? The book extends our understanding of the intersections of rural people and places across the adult lifecourse. Taking a critical human ecology perspective, authors trace lifecourse changes in community and voluntary engagement and in the availability of social support. They illustrate diversity among older adults in social inclusion and in the types of services that are essential to their well being. For the first time, detailed information is provided on characteristics of rural communities that make them supportive to different groups of older adults. Comparisons between the UK and North America highlight similarities in how landscapes create rural identities, and fundamental differences in how climate, distance and rural culture shape the everyday lives of older adults. Rural ageing is a valuable resource for students, academics and practitioners interested in communities, rural settings and ageing and the lifecourse. Rich in national profiles and grounded in the narratives of older adults, it provides theoretical, empirical and practical examples of growing old in rural communities never before presented. This Book Addresses A Growing International Interest In 'age-friendly' Communities. It Brings Together Some Of The Best International Scholars Working On Issues Of How People And Places Influence Experiences Of Ageing, To Examine The Conflicting Stereotypes Of Rural Communities As Either Idyllic And Supportive Or Isolated And Bereft Of Services. Throughout The Book They Ask The Question, 'good Places For Whom'? Taking A Critical Human Ecology Perspective, Authors Trace Lifecourse Changes In Community And Voluntary Engagement And In The Availability Of Social Support. They Highlight Diversity Among Older Adults In Social Inclusion And In The Types Of Services That Are Essential To Their Well Being. For The First Time, Detailed Information Is Provided On Characteristics Of Rural Communities That Make Them Supportive To Different Groups Of Older Adults. Comparisons Between The Uk And North America Highlight Similarities In How Landscapes Create Rural Identities And Highlight Fundamental Differences In How Climate, Distance And Rural Culture Shape The Everyday Lives Of Older Adults.--book Jacket. A Critical Human Ecology Perspective On Rural Ageing / Norah Keating And Judith Phillips -- Crossing Borders : Lifecourse, Rural Ageing And Disability / Tamara Daly And Gordon Grant -- Rurality And Ageing Well : 'a Long Time Here' / Sherry Ann Chapman And Sheila Peace -- The Evolution Of Networks Of Rural Older Adults / G. Clare Wenger And Norah Keating -- Distance, Privacy And Independence : Rural Homecare / Joanie Sims-gould And Anne Martin-matthews -- Respite For Rural And Remote Caregivers / Neena L. Chappell, Bonnie Schroeder And Michelle Gibbens -- Ageing, Disability And Participation / Janet Fast And Jenny De Jong Gierveld -- Participation In Rural Contexts : Community Matters / Julia Rozanova, Donna Dosman And Jenny De Jong Gierveld -- Staying Connected : Issues Of Mobility Of Older Rural Adults / Bonnie Dobbs And Laurel Strain -- Ageing And Social Excluion In Rural Communties / Thomas Scharf And Bernadette Bartlam -- Age-friendly Rural Communities / Jacquie Eales, Janice Keefe And Norah Keating -- Revisiting Rural Ageing / Norah Keating. Edited By Norah Keating. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 131-149) And Index.

This important book addresses a growing international interest in 'age-friendly' communities.It examines the conflicting stereotypes of rural communities as either idyllic and supportive or isolated and bereft of services. Providing detailed information on the characteristics of rural communities, contributors ask the question, 'good places for whom'? The book extends our understanding of the intersections of rural people and places across the adult lifecourse. Taking a critical human ecology perspective, authors trace lifecourse changes in community and voluntary engagement and in the availability of social support. They illustrate diversity among older adults in social inclusion and in the types of services that are essential to their well being. For the first time, detailed information is provided on characteristics of rural communities that make them supportive to different groups of older adults. Comparisons between the UK and North America highlight similarities in how landscapes create rural identities, and fundamental differences in how climate, distance and rural culture shape the everyday lives of older adults. Rural ageing is a valuable resource for students, academics and practitioners interested in communities, rural settings and ageing and the lifecourse. Rich in national profiles and grounded in the narratives of older adults, it provides theoretical, empirical and practical examples of growing old in rural communities never before presented.

Rural ageing Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Notes on contributors A critical human ecology perspective on rural ageing Crossing borders Rurality and ageing well The evolution of networks of rural older adults Distance, privacy and independence Respite for rural and remote caregivers Ageing, disability and participation Participation in rural contexts Staying connected Ageing and social exclusion in rural communities Age-friendly rural communities Revisiting rural ageing References Index Using a new and original approach, this illuminating book explores women's employment at the start of the twenty-first century, identifying aspects of women's labour market situation which remain poorly understood and challenging much 'received wisdom' about women and work.-- Provided by publisher In western countries, our knowledge of ageing has been developed primarily through an urban lens with rural issues typically considered in relation to urban research, policy and programme outcomes. This title provides a much-needed corrective by focusing on diversity among rural communities This important book addresses a growing international interest in 'age-friendly' communities, examining the conflicting stereotypes of rural communities as either idyllic and supportive or isolated and bereft of services