Lessons on ageing from three nations: Volume I: The art of ageing well

Abstract

Explores the components of successful and positive aging in the United States, Israel, and Australia, examining the commonalities and diversity in their demographic realities. These 3 nations, with populations of 10-12% adults aged 65 and older, are facing unprecedented rates of aging, heterogeneity within their older populations, pressures and challenges of immigration, refugee groups, and the growth of minority populations. Furthermore, all 3 nations anticipate significant changes in the demographic structure of their older populations in terms of age groups, gender, and ethnicity. Thirteen individually authored chapters address the following: personal creativity and creative aging; health and well-being through occupation in later life; psychological contributions to an understanding of age-related cognitive ability and dysfunction; widowed older women in Australia; living to age 100 and beyond in Australia; family and community health care for older adults; diversity's implications for aging policy; help seeking for health-related problems among older immigrants; intergenerational solidarity; social networks of older Mexican immigrants in the United States; migration and aging in Australia; the interpersonal milieu of older adults; and aging in place. A glossary is included. (AR) (AgeLine Database, copyright 2007 EBSCO Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved)