Creative ageing and the arts of care : reframing active ageing

Creative Ageing and the Arts of Care makes a case for cultural participation by older adults to enhance the quality of their lives. Building on concepts of adult human development and empowerment, Elizabeth Brooke reframes 'active ageing' to include forms of creative expression and cultura...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Brooke, Elizabeth, active 2022 (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
Subjects
Creative ability in old age.
Older people > Social conditions.
Social Science > Sociology > General.
Age groups: the elderly.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781838674373
DOI10.1108/9781838674359
Physical Description1 online resource (264 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Active ageing and cultural participation
  • Chapter 2. Creative ageing groundwork: Concepts and research
  • Chapter 3. The country contexts of the case studies: The enabling factors
  • Chapter 4. Older dancers: Being a dancer is
  • Part of life
  • Chapter 5. Visual art-making: It was like opening up a whole new world for me
  • Chapter 6. Theatre making: We've got a lifetime of stories to tell
  • Chapter 7. Music making: People don't judge, there's equality when you enter the door
  • Chapter 8. Synthesizing the frameworks
  • Chapter 9. Conclusion: Enriching active ageing and self-care through cultural participation.

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