Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables and figures

pp v-v

Notes on contributors

pp vi-ix

Acknowledgements

pp x-x

Foreword

pp xi-xii

Introduction

pp 1-20

Part One - Religion, spirituality, cultural resources and creating meaning

pp 21-22

one - Religious belonging and spiritual questioning: a Western European perspective on ageing and religion

pp 23-36

two - Spirituality: a means for achieving integration in personal and community spheres in an ageing Singapore

pp 37-50

three - Integrating the sacred in creative ageing

pp 51-72

four - Atheist convictions, Christian beliefs or ‘keeping things open’? Patterns of world views among three generations in East German families

pp 73-90

five - Beyond dialogue: entering the fourth space in old age

pp 91-104

Part Two - Norms, values and gerontology

pp 105-106

six - The long road to a moralisation of old age

pp 107-122

seven - How to balance generations: solidarity dilemmas in a European perspective

pp 123-138

eight - Pension systems and the challenge of population ageing: what does the public think?

pp 139-160

nine - Ethos of care and environment in long-stay care settings: impacts on residents’ lives

pp 161-176

ten - Engineering substantially prolonged human lifespans: biotechnological enhancement and ethics

pp 177-198

Part Three - Ageing and wisdom? Conflicts and contested developments

pp 199-200

eleven - Wisdom: a humanist approach to valuing older people

pp 201-216

twelve - Social practices, moral frameworks and religious values in the lives of older people

pp 217-232

thirteen - ‘Woo-hoo, what a ride!’ Older people, life stories and active ageing

pp 233-248

fourteen - Does eldership mean anything in the contemporary West?

pp 249-260

fifteen - Talk about old age, health and morality

pp 261-274

Afterwords

pp 275-276

sixteen - Exploring positive images of ageing: the production of calendars

pp 277-282

seventeen - Gateways to humanistic gerontology

pp 283-288

Index

pp 289-298

Available titles in the Ageing and the Lifecourse series

pp 299-300