Abstracts from the GSA 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, 'The Fortitude Factor'
2024
Exploring Sociology and Gerontology in Aging Research
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Author Information
Author(s): Stephen Katz, Chris Phillipson, Vera Gallistl, Anna Wanka, Amanda Grenier
Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US
Conclusion
The symposium highlights the need for a sociological perspective in understanding aging and its social contexts.
Supporting Evidence
- Sociological studies have deepened understanding of aging by exploring its social contexts.
- The symposium addresses challenges in aging research and policy-making.
- Historical and qualitative research can better understand loneliness among older adults.
- COVID-19 has sociological consequences for different groups of older people.
- Materialist sociological theories can expand aging relationships in digital societies.
- There is a disjuncture between professional knowledge and aging experiences.
Takeaway
This study talks about how understanding aging is important and suggests looking at it from a social perspective, not just individual problems.
Methodology
The symposium presents various sociological research approaches to aging.
Limitations
Mainstream research often overlooks the social aspects of aging.
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