Stárnutí na venkově: Podoby aktivního stárnutí a kvalita života v rurálních oblastech
Rural ageing: Forms of active ageing and quality of life in the countryside

Author(s): Lucie Galčanová Batista, Marcela Petrová Kafková, Barbora Hubatková, Lucie Vidovićová
Subject(s): Family and social welfare, Demography and human biology, Gerontology, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: ageing; gerontology; rural ageing; active ageing; countryside; quality of life;
Summary/Abstract: The publication presents mixed methods research results looking at the lives of older people living in heterogeneous village areas. We focus on the discussion of myths related to rurality (rural idyll, rural as stable, green, and socially cohesive, but also ageing, poor, dull and deprived). The book thus complements currently absent reflection of dominant (social/political) concepts such as "active aging" or "age-friendliness" in the contexts of potentialy specific needs of the older rural population.

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