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The Journal of Aging Studies features scholarly articles offering theoretically engaged interpretations that challenge existing theory and empirical work. Articles need not deal with the field of aging as a whole, but with any defensibly relevant topic pertinent to the aging experience and related to the broad concerns and subject matter of the ...
Gerontology (/ ˌ dʒ ɛr ən ˈ t ɒ l ə dʒ i / JERR-ən-TOL-ə-jee) is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging.The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek γέρων (gérōn), meaning "old man", and -λογία (), meaning "study of".
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Aging and Care (CIRAC) at the University of Graz, Austria, was established in 2021. It was created to address socially relevant questions of ageing, old age, and the organization of care (care structures and care cultures) from the perspectives of the humanities and social sciences. Journals:
Ageing (or aging in American English) is the process of becoming older. The term refers mainly to humans , many other animals , and fungi, whereas for example, bacteria, perennial plants and some simple animals are potentially biologically immortal .
Social theories, or concepts, [159] propose explanations for the distinctive relationships between old people and their societies. One theory, proposed in 1961, is the disengagement theory , which proposes that, in old age, a mutual disengagement between people and their society occurs in anticipation of death.
Selectivity theory (aging) Socioemotional selectivity theory; Stage-crisis view; Stem cell theory of aging; Stereotype embodiment theory; T. Telomere theory of aging; V.
There are also data which query whether, as activity theory implies, greater social activity is linked with well-being in adulthood. [55] Selectivity theory mediates between the activity and disengagement theories and suggests that it may benefit older people to become more active in some aspects of their lives and more disengaged in others. [55]
Stereotype embodiment theory (SET) is a theoretical model first posited by psychologist Becca Levy to explain the process by which age stereotypes influence the health of older adults. [1] There are multiple well-documented effects of age stereotypes on a number of cognitive and physical outcomes (including memory , cardiovascular reactivity ...