Successful Ageing and its Relationship to Contemporary Norms. A Critical Look at the Call to “Age Well”

Human ageing is inextricably bound to the loss of physical and cognitive functions, loss of social roles, and loss of social contacts, though losses in functioning and social roles not necessarily threatens the level of well-being according to older adults themselves. This paradoxical finding has fu...

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Main Authors: Jessica Fagerström, Marja Aartsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Catholique de Louvain 2013-06-01
Series:Recherches Sociologiques et Anthropologiques
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rsa/918