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Baars, Jan; Visser, Henk

 
9780895033673: Aging and Time: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Illustrated Edition (Society And Aging)
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ISBN 10: 0895033674 ISBN 13: 9780895033673
Editorial: Routledge, 2006

Sinopsis

The aim of this volume is to revitalise the debate about the concepts of time implicit in the study of aging. The many problems related to aging and the aged put an enormous pressure on the gerontological community to come up with practical applications and solutions. In considering research findings, we must keep in mind the basic assumptions that shape and influence even the most obvious statements about aging. In this multidisciplinary volume, the contributors take on the important task of exploring real issues concerning temporal concepts and approaches to aging; and the concepts of time that are used in thinking about aging determine to a large extent the way aging is approached. Most studies of aging still use a chronological approach to define populations for research purposes (that is, to determine which "aged" should be studied) and to establish how people's characteristics (social, economic, health and so forth) change as a function of age. This approach may lead to an accumulation of data, but does not in itself lead to explanatory knowledge. The step from chronological time to chronological age should be taken cautiously if we want to consider aging processes seriously, especially because chronological age is widely used in contemporary societies as a basis for regulating all kinds of processes, with many consequences for individuals. The arguments presented here do not deny the finitude of human life, nor do they deny that "aging" can be observed in any individual if we compare the characteristics of that person over a relatively long period. The question is how to approach these themes to get a better understanding. To achieve this, we need to understand the specific significance and relativity of chronological time and uncover unfounded deductions about time in relation to aging. This book will be of interested to students and professors of the social sciences, humanities and aging, including the methodology of aging studies; professionals working in the field of aging, including sociologists, psychologists and biologists.

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Jan Baars is Professor of Interpretive Gerontology, at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands

De la contraportada

IN PRAISE OF "Elusive as time and temporality may be, an understanding of their dynamic is implicit in how one approaches the study of aging processes. There is more to time than what shows on the clock or on the calendar, and the authors assembled here provide a masterful peek into its various meanings and how those meanings color what we think we know about aging. Their explorations range from the physical and biological to psychological processes and experiential dimensions. They cover the terrain and stake out the issues in a cogent and provocative manner. Readers will quickly appreciate the richness of the perspectives provided here, and the scholarship that is readily apparent." —Jon Hendricks, Dean, University Honors College, Oregon State University "Aging and Time brings in a new phase in the research and study of aging. It opens windows through which we can view the complexity and importance of the various processes of aging. The book echoes the idea that age doesn't cause anything. Time and age are convenient indexes that help in organizing both research data and personal information. Rational explanations require the replacement of age with causal variables that determine the outcomes of phenomena that are initially linked to chronological age. The excellent scholarship in this book will lead to new views of the complexity of aging and its understanding." —Jim Birren, Associate Director, Center on Aging, University of California, Los Angeles, Emeritus Professor and Dean, School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles "This important volume challenges gerontologists' self-understanding as "experts" by revealing false assumptions and neglected complexities in the study of aging and time. Ranging from the humanities to the social and natural sciences, the primarily European authors of Aging and Time go to the heart of epistemological and methodological issues that American gerontologists neglect at our own peril. This is essential reading for serious students of foundational questions in gerontology." —Thomas R. Cole, Ph.D., Director, McGovern Center for Health, Humanities and the Human Spirit University of Texas-Houston School of Medicine "Aging and Time is a must-read book for serious researchers in gerontology. It addresses the most basic problem underlying all our research endeavors: what is time, and how is time related to aging? Seven world-class scholars representing fields ranging from physics to philosophy have contributed to this volume, and their effort to address the multidisciplinary nature of gerontology is impressive. Baars and Visser and their colleagues ask the questions we may wish to ignore, but cannot. Why have we concentrated on calendar age as an index of aging when other dimensions of time—such as personal experiences and narrative articulations of aging—may be far more predictive and useful?" —Vern Bengtson, AARP/University Professor of Gerontology, Professor of Sociology, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

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IN PRAISE OF "Elusive as time and temporality may be, an understanding of their dynamic is implicit in how one approaches the study of aging processes. There is more to time than what shows on the clock or on the calendar, and the authors assembled here provide a masterful peek into its various meanings and how those meanings color what we think we know about aging. Their explorations range from the physical and biological to psychological processes and experiential dimensions. They cover the terrain and stake out the issues in a cogent and provocative manner. Readers will quickly appreciate the richness of the perspectives provided here, and the scholarship that is readily apparent." Jon Hendricks, Dean, University Honors College, Oregon State University "Aging and Time brings in a new phase in the research and study of aging. It opens windows through which we can view the complexity and importance of the various processes of aging. The book echoes the idea that age doesn't cause anything. Time and age are convenient indexes that help in organizing both research data and personal information. Rational explanations require the replacement of age with causal variables that determine the outcomes of phenomena that are initially linked to chronological age. The excellent scholarship in this book will lead to new views of the complexity of aging and its understanding." Jim Birren, Associate Director, Center on Aging, University of California, Los Angeles, Emeritus Professor and Dean, School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles "This important volume challenges gerontologists' self-understanding as "experts" by revealing false assumptions and neglected complexities in the study of aging and time. Ranging from the humanities to the social and natural sciences, the primarily European authors of Aging and Time go to the heart of epistemological and methodological issues that American gerontologists neglect at our own peril. This is essential reading for serious students of foundational questions in gerontology." Thomas R. Cole, Ph.D., Director, McGovern Center for Health, Humanities and the Human Spirit University of Texas-Houston School of Medicine "Aging and Time is a must-read book for serious researchers in gerontology. It addresses the most basic problem underlying all our research endeavors: what is time, and how is time related to aging? Seven world-class scholars representing fields ranging from physics to philosophy have contributed to this volume, and their effort to address the multidisciplinary nature of gerontology is impressive. Baars and Visser and their colleagues ask the questions we may wish to ignore, but cannot. Why have we concentrated on calendar age as an index of aging when other dimensions of time such as personal experiences and narrative articulations of aging may be far more predictive and useful?" Vern Bengtson, AARP/University Professor of Gerontology, Professor of Sociology, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2006
Idioma
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ISBN 10 
0895033674
ISBN 13 
9780895033673
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
216
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