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Intro; Preface; References; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; 1 Introduction: Issues of Aging and Precarity; Defining the Issue; Methods and Origins of the Book; Summary of the Book; References; Part I; 2 Positive Aging Theories and Views on Aging; Introduction; How Positive Aging Theory Shapes Views on Aging; Positive Aging-A Shift in the Research Paradigm; The Successful Aging Theory; How Views on Aging Affect Our Lives; Effects of Positive Views Versus Negative Views on Aging; Should We Think Differently About Aging? Critiques to Positive Aging Theory
Life Course Perspective and Process Models Versus OutcomesSuccess as a Controversial Value; Missing Voices- Lay People Perspectives on Successful Aging; References; 3 The Politics of Positive Aging; Introduction; Defining Active Aging Policy: Do Views on Aging Play a Role?; Policy Development and Views on Aging; How Policy Ideas Are Reflected by Lay Peoples' Views on Aging; How Policy Is Changing Views on Aging; WHO and Changing Views on Aging at Individual Level; EU and Changing Views on Aging at Community Level; Active Aging Policy Targeting Changes in Views on Aging: The Case of Germany
Critique of Active Aging Policy: Time for Formulating New Views on Aging?References; 4 The Social Reality of Aging; Introduction; Precarious Work and Vanishing Pensions; Precarity and (ill) Health; Precarity and Loneliness in Old Age; How Precarity Shapes Our Cognitions and Emotions; References; Part II; 5 Perceptions of the Precarious Life: The Middle-Aged Precariat in Germany; Introducing the Precariat; Who Are the Aging Precariat and Why Are They Important?; The Aging Precariat in Germany; Why Berlin and the Chosen Case Studies; "Joining" the Precariat; The Paradox of Freedom
The "Surprised" GenerationWho Survives Precarity?; The Chameleon Self; The Social Activist; References; 6 Views on Aging in Precarious and Financially Secure Individuals; Introduction; Contexts that Trigger Thoughts About Aging; Fifty Is a Magic Number; Self-definitions and Perceptions of Aging; Negative Views on Aging; The Treacherous Aging Bodies; Old Age Represented as an Illness; Chronological Age Is Obsolete; No Image Is a Negative Image-"Being Wrapped up in the Moment"; Positive Views on Aging Reality or Wishful Thinking?; Hopes of an Active Old Age in Financially Secure Individuals
Hopes of Wisdom and Life Satisfaction in Precarious IndividualsReferences; 7 Preparing for Old Age; Introduction; To Prepare or not to Prepare for Old Age?; Thinking Short-Term; Fostering Positive Thinking; Investing in Health; Acquiring Work Skills for Later Life; Developing Social Networks; Using Family Structures as a Resource for Old Age; Barriers Toward a Positive Old Age Experienced by Precarious Individuals; The Feeling of Lack of Control; The Commodified Healthy Body; Lacking Resources from the State; Planning Old Age Carefully: The Financially Secure Individuals
Life Course Perspective and Process Models Versus OutcomesSuccess as a Controversial Value; Missing Voices- Lay People Perspectives on Successful Aging; References; 3 The Politics of Positive Aging; Introduction; Defining Active Aging Policy: Do Views on Aging Play a Role?; Policy Development and Views on Aging; How Policy Ideas Are Reflected by Lay Peoples' Views on Aging; How Policy Is Changing Views on Aging; WHO and Changing Views on Aging at Individual Level; EU and Changing Views on Aging at Community Level; Active Aging Policy Targeting Changes in Views on Aging: The Case of Germany
Critique of Active Aging Policy: Time for Formulating New Views on Aging?References; 4 The Social Reality of Aging; Introduction; Precarious Work and Vanishing Pensions; Precarity and (ill) Health; Precarity and Loneliness in Old Age; How Precarity Shapes Our Cognitions and Emotions; References; Part II; 5 Perceptions of the Precarious Life: The Middle-Aged Precariat in Germany; Introducing the Precariat; Who Are the Aging Precariat and Why Are They Important?; The Aging Precariat in Germany; Why Berlin and the Chosen Case Studies; "Joining" the Precariat; The Paradox of Freedom
The "Surprised" GenerationWho Survives Precarity?; The Chameleon Self; The Social Activist; References; 6 Views on Aging in Precarious and Financially Secure Individuals; Introduction; Contexts that Trigger Thoughts About Aging; Fifty Is a Magic Number; Self-definitions and Perceptions of Aging; Negative Views on Aging; The Treacherous Aging Bodies; Old Age Represented as an Illness; Chronological Age Is Obsolete; No Image Is a Negative Image-"Being Wrapped up in the Moment"; Positive Views on Aging Reality or Wishful Thinking?; Hopes of an Active Old Age in Financially Secure Individuals
Hopes of Wisdom and Life Satisfaction in Precarious IndividualsReferences; 7 Preparing for Old Age; Introduction; To Prepare or not to Prepare for Old Age?; Thinking Short-Term; Fostering Positive Thinking; Investing in Health; Acquiring Work Skills for Later Life; Developing Social Networks; Using Family Structures as a Resource for Old Age; Barriers Toward a Positive Old Age Experienced by Precarious Individuals; The Feeling of Lack of Control; The Commodified Healthy Body; Lacking Resources from the State; Planning Old Age Carefully: The Financially Secure Individuals