ABSTRACT
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
This volume presents a range of research approaches to the exploration of ageing during a pandemic situation. One of the first collections of its kind, it offers an array of studies employing research methodologies that lend themselves to replication in similar contexts by those seeking to understand the effects of epidemics on older people. Thematically organised, it shows how to reconcile qualitative and quantitative approaches, thus rendering them complementary, bringing together studies from around the world to offer an international perspective on ageing as it relates to an unprecedented epidemiological phenomenon. As such, it will appeal to researchers in the field of gerontology, as well as sociologists of medicine and clinicians seeking to understand the disruptive effects of the recent coronavirus outbreak on later life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|57 pages
COVID-19 as the unknown
chapter 2|14 pages
COVID-19 lockdown and social distance measures
chapter 3|22 pages
Death and dying vs. COVID-19
part 2|77 pages
Social attitudes and strategies
chapter 4|17 pages
Unmasking features of the state of the epidemic
chapter 6|14 pages
Age division and ageism in the public debates regarding COVID-19
chapter 8|15 pages
Support for older adults during COVID-19
part 3|95 pages
Social life
chapter 10|14 pages
Online learning for older persons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta
chapter 11|12 pages
Grandparents raising grandchildren during coronavirus pandemic
chapter 12|20 pages
“Keeping a project during the COVID-19 pandemic alive”
chapter 13|12 pages
The experience of loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
part 4|72 pages
Social care and support