Ageing and Isolation: Is the Issue Social Isolation or Is It Lack of Meaning in Lige?

Social and spiritual isolation are growing issues for an ageing society that promotes the ideals of autonomy and high levels of individuation amongst its citizens. This chapter explores the issues of social and spiritual isolation for older adults and ways of addressing these issues both now and in...

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Auteur principal: MacKinlay, Elizabeth (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Haworth Press 2002
Dans: Journal of religious gerontology
Année: 2002, Volume: 12, Numéro: 3/4, Pages: 89-99
Sujets non-standardisés:B Intimacy
B Ageing
B spiritual isolation
B Social Isolation
B Spiritual Resources
B failure to thrive
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Résumé:Social and spiritual isolation are growing issues for an ageing society that promotes the ideals of autonomy and high levels of individuation amongst its citizens. This chapter explores the issues of social and spiritual isolation for older adults and ways of addressing these issues both now and in the future. The need for intimacy with God and with others is illustrated using material from in-depth interviews with older adults who live independently and others who are residents of aged care facilities.
ISSN:1528-686X
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religious gerontology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J078v12n03_07