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Civic Engagement in Later Life.

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Older adults' civic engagement has become a key concern in academic and policy debates in recent years. However, existing studies on this topic remain fragmented across various conceptual and methodological approaches.This book provides...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dolores ón Valpuesta, María
Other Authors: Grinshteyn, Erin, Skinner, Mark, Levasseur, Mélanie, Nyqvist, Fredrica, Celdrán, Montserrat, Vercauteren, Toon, Reuter, Arlind, Torres, Sandra, Chacur, Karima
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2025.
Series:Ageing in a Global Context Series.
Subjects:
Older people > Political activity.
Personnes âgées > Activité politique.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Civic Engagement in Later Life: Conceptual and Methodological Aspects1. A Conceptual Framework to Understand Civic Engagement in Later Life
  • Rodrigo Serrat2. What Characterizes Civic Engagement in Later Life? Micro-, Meso- And Macro-Level Influences
  • Toon Vercauteren, Fredrica Nyqvist and Marina Näsman3. A Life-Course Approach to Civic Engagement in Later Life
  • Sandra Torres and Rodrigo SerratPart 2: Understanding Multidimensional Civic Engagement in Later Life 4. Informal Helping Behaviours in Later Life
  • Montse Celdrán and Karima Chacur-Kiss5. Associational Memberships in Later Life
  • Fredrica Nyqvist, Mikael Nygärd and Emilia Häkkinen6. Older People's Formal Volunteering
  • Sarah Dury, Erin Grinshteyn and Marja Aartsen7. Older People's Political Participation
  • Rodrigo Serrat and Clemens Tesch-Römer8. Digital Civic Engagement in Later Life
  • Arlind Reuter and Thomas ScharfPart 3: Civic Engagement within a Diverse Older Population9. Older People with Disabilities
  • Maria Dolores Majon Valpuesta and Mélanie Levasseur10. Older People Living in Long-Term Care Settings
  • Feliciano Villar and Inma Peiró-Milián11. Older People with Diverse Migrant Backgrounds
  • Pernilla Ågård and Sandra Torres12. Older People Living in Socially Disadvantaged Urban Areas
  • Bas Dikmans, Sarah Dury and Liesbeth de Donder13. Older People Living in Rural Communities
  • Rachel Winterton, Mark Skinner and Kieran WalshPart 4: Future Directions for Policy and Research into Late Life Civic Engagement14. Looking back and Moving Forward: Future Directions for Research on Civic Engagement in Later Life
  • Rodrigo Serrat.