Ageing and COVID-19 : : Making Sense of a Disrupted World.

• Superior document: Social Perspectives on Ageing and Later Life Series
• Author: Łuszczyńska, Maria.
• TeilnehmendeR: Formosa, Marvin.
• Place / Publishing House: Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2021.; {copy}2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Social Perspectives on Ageing and Later Life Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (349 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- Introduction: the challenges facing ageing during COVID-19 -- PART 1 COVID-19 as the unknown -- 1 The phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic against the background of its era -- 2 COVID-19 lockdown and social distance measures: a 'perfect storm' for social isolation and loneliness in later life -- 3 Death and dying vs. COVID-19: a hermeneutic approach toward understanding the social process -- 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? -- 5 Ageing and ageism in COVID-19 times -- 6 Age division and ageism in the public debates regarding COVID-19: intergenerational solidarity and antagonisms in the era of the coronavirus pandemic -- 7 Older adults' coping strategies in a pandemic situation: a Polish case study -- 8 Support for older adults during COVID-19: how did local authorities in the Pomeranian region respond to the challenge? -- PART 3 Social life -- 9 Geragogy of everyday life: the COVID-19 perspective -- 10 Online learning for older persons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- 11 Grandparents raising grandchildren during coronavirus pandemic: a challenge or a threat? -- 12 "Keeping a project during the COVID-19 pandemic alive": experiences with co-researchers of the participatory STARK project -- 13 The experience of loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Polish perspective -- 14 Older adults' religiosity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Catholic Church in action -- 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?.

16 Institutional care for older people in Poland during pandemic: regulations, practice and thoughts about the future -- 17 Internet-telephone consultation service for older persons -- 18 Everyday reality at nursing home care facilities experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic -- 19 Feedback from French nursing staff in gerontology: health reorganisation acceptance related to COVID-19 crisis -- Conclusion: ageing, COVID-19 and 'new normality' -- Index.