The Aging–Disability Nexus

The Aging–Disability Nexus
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9780774863704
ISBN-13 : 0774863706
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Book Synopsis The Aging–Disability Nexus by : Katie Aubrecht

Download or read book The Aging–Disability Nexus written by Katie Aubrecht and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the global population ages, disability demographics are shifting. Societal transformation and global health inequities have changed who is likely to reach old age, who is likely to live with disability, and the relationship between aging and disability in various socio-cultural and geopolitical contexts. The Aging–Disability Nexus breaks new ground by bringing gerontology and disability studies into dialogue with each other through a variety of empirical, conceptual, and pedagogical approaches. Contributors explore the tensions that shape the way disability and aging are understood, experienced, and responded to at both individual and systemic levels, while avoiding the common tendency to conflate these overlapping elements and map them onto a normative, faulty notion of the human life trajectory. This perceptive work analyzes the distinction between aging with a disability and aging into disability, and reveals how multiple identities, socio-economic forces, culture, and community give form to our experiences.


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