Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of figures
List of abbreviations
Series Foreword
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
Summary of conclusions
Ireland: a historical and contemporary portrait
Introduction to Ireland
Anthropology in Ireland
The focus on ageing
Introduction to our fieldsites
Cuan
Thornhill
Field methods
Ethics and people
Notes
2 Ageing and retirement
Introduction
Ageing and frailty: the subjective experience
Complications: class and invisibility
Retirement
Retiring together: couples

Ageing with smartphones
Conclusion
Notes
3 Everyday life: activities and routines
Social Prescribing
The individual's perspective
Observing activities
The ukulele group
The Men's Shed
Thornhill Strollers
Craft and coffee
Filling time
Crafting routines
Smartphones and special times
Conclusion: crafting
Notes
4 Ageing and social life
Introduction
Relationships with partners
Relationships with parents
Relationships with siblings and wider kin
Grandparenting
Friendships and loneliness
Neighbours
Conclusion
Notes

5 Smartphones and ageing
Smartphone infrastructure
Talking about smartphones
The wider context
Learning and teaching smartphones
Smartphone apps
WhatsApp
Personalisation
The Irish smartphone
Conclusion
Notes
6 Health and care
Health services, insurance and complementary health
Responding through wellness
Age, attitudes and behaviour
Menopause
Googling for health information
Dementia and dying parents
Conclusion
Notes
7 Downsizing
Introduction
Alternatives to residential care
Not downsizing
Downsizing

Divestment and decluttering
Conclusion
Notes
8 Life purpose
Death and funerals
The role of ethics
Keeping active
Walking and pilgrimage
Conclusion
Notes
9 Conclusion
When life becomes craft
An Irish ethos
The smartphone
Becoming younger
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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