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| Stories of creative ageing | | Author(s) | Jackie Reynolds |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 19, no 1, 2015 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2015 |
| Pages | pp 33-40 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/wwop.htm |
| Keywords | Cultural activities ; Participation ; Qualitative Studies ; Midlands [England]. |
| Annotation | Some of the benefits and issues relating to arts participation in later life are highlighted. This paper draws on literature relating to older people's arts participation, and also includes discussion of the author's doctoral research into arts and ageing. The research was a qualitative study, influenced by narrative approaches and life-course perspectives. It involved interviews with 24 participants who have connections with a case-study town in the English Midlands. The paper focuses on the findings from six participants belonging to a male voice choir. The themes that are discussed include the importance of continuity; issues of identity; mutual support; impact of ill health and the sustainability of group activities. As this is a small-scale study, based in one case study town, care should therefore be taken in generalising to different populations and areas. There is potential for future research in other geographical locations, including larger urban areas; specific focus on choir participation, or other art forms; or involving people from a wider range of ethnic backgrounds. This study adds to a growing body of evidence about the value of arts and culture to society, as well as its adoption of life-course perspectives to understand later life arts participation. It also offers original insights into the nature of arts-generated social capital and how this may be viewed within a wider context of resourceful ageing. This is a revised version of a paper first presented at the 'Portraying Ageing: Cultural Assumptions and Practical Implications' one-day conference held at the British Library on 28 April 2014, which was co-organised with the Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA) and the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150619272 A |
| Classmark | H4: TMB: 3DP: 82X |
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