Toward a discourse shift in social gerontology: From successful aging to harmonious aging

Liang, Jiayin; Luo, Baozhen

doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2012.03.001

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“…These calls have argued that the distinction between successful and unsuccessful agers follows an ageist worldview, as "successful" old age is seen as a continuation of middle age and avoidance of all illness and deterioration (Calasanti 2015;Dillaway and Byrnes 2009;Liang and Luo 2012). Furthermore, the paradigm in these theories reflects Western values of independence and productivity and fails to address values of intergenerational solidarity or harmonization that may be of greater relevance for defining desirable old age for some groups of older adults (Lamb 2014;Liang and Luo 2012). A similar criticism is directed toward the distinction between the third (e.g., successful ageing) and the fourth age (e.g., failed old age), as the fourth age is perceived as the "real old age" and includes all negative attitudes of society toward this age group (Higgs and Gilleard 2014).…”

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Origins of Ageism at the Individual Level

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Ayalon

2018

International Perspectives on Aging

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Section: Short-term and Long-term Strategies For Coping With Self-ageismmentioning

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Origins of Ageism at the Individual Level

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Ayalon

2018

International Perspectives on Aging

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“…This approach is in line with newly emerged ways of thinking about old age. For example, Liang and Luo (2012) write about holistic approaches to ageing that bring forward fresh perspectives for understanding ageing and changing lives in old age. Sandberg's (2013) concept of affirmative old age, built around the concept of diversity, provides another venue for reconsidering and combating negative and one-sided accounts of ageing.…”

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Proud to be a woman: Womanhood, old age, and emotions

Wilińska

2016

Journal of Women & Aging

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This paper takes its starting point in the discussions regarding intersecting discourses of gender and age and the lived experience of older women. The main objective is to discuss the experience of womanhood among older women and to demonstrate their active role in creating spaces for themselves and their friends, and affecting each other. The study is based on narrative interviews with female members of the University of the Third Age (U3A). The main findings describe older women who actively engage with discourses of gender to embark on positive constructions of womanhood. They create their own spaces for women's activism that are filled with positive emotions mobilized to support each other. This paper discusses such findings and their relevance to the study of old age and gender. As a result, it serves as an invitation to think and feel differently about older women and their experience of womanhood.

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“…Although there have been strong appeals for developing culture-specific measurement for successful ageing (e.g. Lewis 2010;Liang and Luo 2012), to date, there are no established definitions and measurements of culture-specific successful ageing for the non-western countries in current literature.…”

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Prevalence and correlates of successful ageing: a comparative study between China and South Korea

2014

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Successful ageing is often defined as a later life with less disease and disease-related disability, high level of cognitive and physical functions, and an active life style. Few studies have compared successful ageing across different societies in a non-Western social context. This study aims to compare prevalence and correlates of successful ageing between China and South Korea. The data come from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) and the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA). A total of 19,346 community-dwelling elders over 65 years were included, 15,191 from China and 4,155 from Korea. A multidimensional construct of successful ageing was used, with the criteria of no major comorbidity, being free of disability, good mental health, engaging in social or productive activity, and satisfaction on life. Correlates of successful ageing included demographics (gender, age, and rural/urban residence), socioeconomic features (financial status, education, and spouse accompany), and health behaviours (smoking, alcoholdrinking, and exercising). The results showed that 18.6 % of the older adults in China was successful agers, which was less than 25.2 % in Korea. When gender and age were adjusted, older adults were 51 % less likely to be successful agers in China than Korea (p \ 0.001).

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Toward a discourse shift in social gerontology: From successful aging to harmonious aging

Cited by 226 publications

References 24 publications

Origins of Ageism at the Individual Level

Origins of Ageism at the Individual Level

Proud to be a woman: Womanhood, old age, and emotions

Prevalence and correlates of successful ageing: a comparative study between China and South Korea

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