{"product_id":"ageing-as-future-a-study-by-the-volkswagen-foundation-9783031575099","title":"Ageing as Future: A Study by the Volkswagen Foundation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Frieder R. Lang\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Developmental - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary societies are aging - but what does that mean? Is this something bad? And can societies age as a whole? By bringing together psychological, gerontological, and sociological findings, this open access book opens up a hitherto unique, multifaceted, and realistic view of the phenomenon of old age and the process of aging. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume is based on the results of the project \"\u003ci\u003eAgeing as Future\u003c\/i\u003e\", a long-term project network (2007-2021) involving a total of more than 30 scientists worldwide. The focus of the project was threefold: A first issue was concerned with how views on aging influence development in old age; secondly, the project analyzed determinants and consequences of provision for old age; and thirdly, it investigated the different ways in which aging is shaped by managing time in old age. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor more than a decade, the authors conducted quantitative and qualitative studies, involving large samples from three different continents. The results show that one-sided views of old age - whether negative stereotypes or positive exaggerations - do not do justice to the complexity of the experience of aging. Based on these results, the authors plead for individual and societal acceptance of the social fact of aging - and for the right to live an autonomous and dignified life in old age just as in other phases of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgeing as Future: A study by the Volkswagen Foundation \u003c\/i\u003epresents findings from a unique large international study that are of interest to aging researchers around the world: academically, socio-politically, practically, and personally. Whether old or young, the book encourages one to question one's own views of aging. When reading this book, it becomes obvious that old age is a highly diverse experience, depending on a host of societal and individual factors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45274345767063,"sku":"9783031575099","price":2938.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783031575099.webp?v=1769279652","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ageing-as-future-a-study-by-the-volkswagen-foundation-9783031575099","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}