Stenner, Paul; McFarquhar, Tara and Bowling, Ann
(2011).
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| URL: | http://hpq.sagepub.com/content/16/3/467 |
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310384298 |
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Abstract
Following a critical overview of the active ageing concept, a thematic decomposition of 42 transcribed interviews with British people aged 72 years and over indicates that active ageing is understood in relation to physical, cognitive, psychological and social factors, but that these co-exist in complex combinations. The notion of activity in active ageing is grasped in relation to an active/passive distinction which emphasizes the enhancement or diminishment of concrete powers of activity. A ‘challenge and response’ framework is suggested for future research on active ageing.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2010 The Authors |
| ISSN: | 1359-1053 |
| Keywords: | activity; affect; age; qualitative methods; critical health psychology |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) |
| Item ID: | 30122 |
| Depositing User: | Paul Stenner |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Nov 2011 10:34 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2016 14:40 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/30122 |
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