The Fourth Age in Prospect

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F23%3A10471548" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/23:10471548 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=8iWaXyn-sJ" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=8iWaXyn-sJ</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad144" target="_blank" >10.1093/geronb/gbad144</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Fourth Age in Prospect

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Objectives have uniquely theorized the fourth age as a &quot;social imaginary&quot; of deep old age that blends notions of frailty, abjection, and the moral relations of care. This report evaluates the coherence and reach of the fourth-age imaginary among older adults in relative good health.Methods In a qualitative design and within samples at 5 sites (in Czechia, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States), 138 adults aged 70+ and still living independently discussed what it would mean to be &quot;not independent&quot; in later life. Replies referenced other people in general, specific people, and one&apos;s own actual or potential experience.Results Pooled across sites, the views of our participants confirm the theorized features of the social imaginary. Participants spoke readily of gateway infirmities heralding frailty and of frailty&apos;s abjection; expressed dread and abhorrence of dependence, some saying that death would be preferable; and were anxious about nursing homes and about burdening others with an obligation to care for them.Discussion The bleak but formidable reputation of the fourth age impinges on those living in the third. The consonant expression of fourth-age features among older adults on 3 continents supports Gilleard and Higgs&apos;s claim that the fourth-age imaginary &quot;contains a universal ontological quality&quot; owing to human corporeality and the senescence to which it is subject. Fourth-age studies that document the lived experience of frailty and dependence have the potential to undermine the imaginary and furnish new narratives for facing the future

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Fourth Age in Prospect

Popis výsledku anglicky

Objectives have uniquely theorized the fourth age as a &quot;social imaginary&quot; of deep old age that blends notions of frailty, abjection, and the moral relations of care. This report evaluates the coherence and reach of the fourth-age imaginary among older adults in relative good health.Methods In a qualitative design and within samples at 5 sites (in Czechia, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States), 138 adults aged 70+ and still living independently discussed what it would mean to be &quot;not independent&quot; in later life. Replies referenced other people in general, specific people, and one&apos;s own actual or potential experience.Results Pooled across sites, the views of our participants confirm the theorized features of the social imaginary. Participants spoke readily of gateway infirmities heralding frailty and of frailty&apos;s abjection; expressed dread and abhorrence of dependence, some saying that death would be preferable; and were anxious about nursing homes and about burdening others with an obligation to care for them.Discussion The bleak but formidable reputation of the fourth age impinges on those living in the third. The consonant expression of fourth-age features among older adults on 3 continents supports Gilleard and Higgs&apos;s claim that the fourth-age imaginary &quot;contains a universal ontological quality&quot; owing to human corporeality and the senescence to which it is subject. Fourth-age studies that document the lived experience of frailty and dependence have the potential to undermine the imaginary and furnish new narratives for facing the future

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

ISSN

1079-5014

e-ISSN

1758-5368

Svazek periodika

78

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

12

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

2062-2070

Kód UT WoS článku

001096334600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85180011661