Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... dominant values and attitudes that exist within particular social groups at a particular time . Attitudes to older people are , in other words , socially constructed . The condition in which older people live is not , as is often ...
... dominant values and attitudes that exist within particular social groups at a particular time . Attitudes to older people are , in other words , socially constructed . The condition in which older people live is not , as is often ...
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... dominant social attitudes , inheriting from religion its role as the most powerful guardian of ageist ideology . Medical ideas are central to expectations about the ' normal ' condition of older people . The image of old age as a time ...
... dominant social attitudes , inheriting from religion its role as the most powerful guardian of ageist ideology . Medical ideas are central to expectations about the ' normal ' condition of older people . The image of old age as a time ...
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... dominant complementary therapies . The medical profession accepts its effectiveness but restricts its validity to the relief of certain symptoms , in particular pain . Life is believed to be activated chi , the energy , or vital life ...
... dominant complementary therapies . The medical profession accepts its effectiveness but restricts its validity to the relief of certain symptoms , in particular pain . Life is believed to be activated chi , the energy , or vital life ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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