Ageing and COVID-19 : making sense of a disrupted world /: making sense of a disrupted world. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Maria Łuszczyńska and Marvin Formosa.
• Editors: Łuszczyńska, Maria, 1977-; Formosa, Marvin
• Contents: Introduction: the challenges facing ageing during COVID-19 Marvin Formosa and Maria Łuszczyńska Part 1: COVID-19 as the unknown 1. The phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic against the background of its era Bohdan W. Wasilewski 2. COVID-19 lockdown and social distance measures: a ‘perfect storm’ for social isolation and loneliness in later life Marvin Formosa 3. Death and dying vs. COVID-19: a hermeneutic approach toward understanding the social process Maria Łuszczyńska Part 2: Social attitudes and strategies 4. Unmasking features of the state of the epidemic: what is the uniqueness of the position of older people in Poland? Mariola Racław and Dobroniega Głębocka 5. Ageing and ageism in COVID-19 times Grzegorz Godawa 6. Age division and ageism in the public debates regarding COVID-19: intergenerational solidarity and antagonisms in the era of the coronavirus pandemic Jaroslava Hasmanova Marhankova 7. Older adults’ coping strategies in a pandemic situation: a Polish case study Celina Timoszyk–Tomczak, Beata Bugajska and Klaudia Piotrowska 8. Support for older adults during COVID-19: how did local authorities in the Pomeranian region respond to the challenge? Anita Richert-Kaźmierska Part 3: Social life 9. Geragogy of everyday life: the COVID-19 perspective Zofia Szarota 10. Online learning for older persons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta: the good, the bad, and the ugly Marvin Formosa 11. Grandparents raising grandchildren during coronavirus pandemic: a challenge or a threat? Joanna Borowik 12. “Keeping a project during the COVID-19 pandemic alive”: experiences with co-researchers of the participatory STARK project Helene von Stülpnagel, Julia Piel and Astrid Eich-Krohm 13. The experience of loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Polish perspective Ewa Grudziewska 14. Older adults’ religiosity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Catholic Church in action Bolesław Karc Part 4: Social care and support 15. To care or not to care? What have we learned from COVID-19 about our attitudes towards older adults? Linda Garcia, Louise Bélanger-Hardy and Martine Lagacé 16. Institutional care for older people in Poland during pandemic: regulations, practice and thoughts about the future Joanna M. Salachna and Anna Szafranek 17. Internet-telephone consultation service for older persons Sławomir Tobis, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis and Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska 18. Everyday reality at nursing home care facilities experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic Małgorzata Halicka, Jerzy Halicki and Krzysztof Czykier 19. Feedback from French nursing staff in gerontology: health reorganisation acceptance related to COVID-19 crisis Pauline Gouttefarde, Chloé Gaulier, Arnaud Simeone, Sébastien Rabier, Vincent Augusto, Caroline Dupré, Solène Dorier, Jessica Guyot and Nathalie Barth Conclusion: ageing, COVID-19 and ‘new normality’ Maria Łuszczyńska and Marvin Formosa
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 305.26; Aging -- Social aspects; Aging -- Research; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology; Aging -- Research; Aging -- Social aspects; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781003259329; 1003259324; 9781000530971; 1000530973; 9781000531084; 1000531082
• Related ISBNs: 1032194677; 9781032194677
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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