Year: 2023
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: Advocacy and scholarship grounded in the productive aging paradigm have evolved over 40 years. From an age-drain to an age-as-asset perspective, productive aging scholars have focused on programs and policies to optimize the vital engagement of older people in paid and unpaid work (working, volunteering, caregiving). I have contributed to this body of work and I have evolved with it. I have changed what I study, how I think about later life, and what I think is important for gerontologists to consider. In this presentation, I will review the development of productive aging literature, including tensions that have existed in the scholarship. Themes of ageism and diversity, equity and inclusion have gained prominence in this work; and I will suggest future directions. I will reflect on how my own aging and experiences have shaped my thinking on productive aging.
Source: Innovation in Aging
Author: Nancy Morrow-Howell
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,615
OpenAlex ID: W4390065281