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Resilience
— thoughts on the value of the concept for critical gerontology | | Author(s) | Kirsty Wild, Janine L Wiles, Ruth E S Allen |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 33, part 1, January 2013 |
| Pages | pp 137-158 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Self esteem ; Adjustment ; Ageing process ; Sociology, Social Science. |
| Annotation | Resilience is an increasingly popular concept within the social sciences. The authors explore some key ideas about individual and social resilience from varied fields, and propose new ways to conceptualise these in relation to resilience in later life. This article examines the history of the concept of resilience; explores some of the diverse ways that gerontologists are attempting to apply it to later life; and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of using resilience as a conceptual framework within critical ageing research. The authors also suggest ways of conceptualising resilience and ageing. They highlight the different scales of resilience that affect older people's ability to negotiate adversity, also some key areas of resilience relevant to later life. The example of mobility resilience is used to illustrate how different scales of resilience operate within an area of resilience central to the ageing experience. Finally, some key principles for the use of resilience within critical gerontology are outlined. The article provides guidance on how to maximise the potential of the concept, whilst avoiding some of the limitations associated with its historical usage. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121221008 A |
| Classmark | DPA: DR: BG: S |
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