Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7517612 | Journal of Aging Studies | 2015 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Our findings demonstrate conflicting notions of old age. Policymakers and civil servants, managers and directors, professionals, and even representatives of older adults share a belief an activation policy is necessary, although they differ in how they interpret this need. Policymakers and civil servants are convinced that societal and financial incentives necessitate current reforms, managers and directors talk about quality and organisational needs, while professionals mainly strive to empower older adults (as citizens). Simultaneously, older adults try to live their lives as independent as possible. We argue that, whereas old age became a distinct category in the last century, we now recognise a new period in which this category is being more and more de-categorised.
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Authors
Susan van Hees, Klasien Horstman, Maria Jansen, Dirk Ruwaard,