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Staying put: factors associated with ageing in one's lifetime home
— insights from the European context | | Author(s) | Celia Fernandez-Carro, Maria Evandrou |
| Journal title | Research on Ageing and Social Policy, vol 2, no 1, July 2014 |
| Publisher | Hipatia Press, July 2014 |
| Pages | pp 28-56 |
| Source | http://doi.org/10.4471/rasp.2014.02 |
| Keywords | Independence ; Living in the community ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; European Union ; Cross national surveys ; Europe. |
| Annotation | 'Ageing in Place' is a theoretical-practical concept used to promote those policies that facilitate older people stay at home as alternative to institutionalisation. While the political application of the term seems to presuppose universal benefits for those who age at home, critical gerontology has questions alluding to the complexity of ageing process and the reductionist view that often underlies the institutional discourse around these policies. This article aims to shed light on the premise assumed by the 'Ageing in Place' implementation, by analysing factors associated to a particular type of older Europeans; and those with long-lasting residential trajectories. Using data from SHARE (the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, wave 1, 2004), this work analyses the characteristics of those individuals aged 65 and over who for most of their life have presented a pattern of residential stability. The length of residential trajectory is assessed depending on socio-demographic characteristics, resources and support exchange networks and residential conditions. Special attention is paid to regional variations, by comparing eleven countries of continental Europe. This article provideS empirical findings that enhance the progression in an under-researched topic, residential immobility, by discussing the assumptions that underlie to the implementation of 'ageing in place' policies in Europe, especially when it implies a disadvantaged living situation. (OFFPRINT.) (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160826236 A |
| Classmark | C3: K4: RH: F: WFC: 3K: 74 |
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