Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation: Research, Policy, and Practice Perspectives

Very often, the decision to give up driving marks an important transition for older people and for some, the beginning of significant change leading to decline.

Access, independence and mobility are key elements to successful ageing and this book offers some wise insights into understanding these issues for older people. Melvin A Kimble ranks alongside Harry moody as a significant figure in the study of spirituality and ageing. He was for many years, on the faulty of the Luther Seminary, where he was Director of the centre for Ageing, religion and Spirituality. Dr Kimble was a life-long student of the late Dr. Viktor Frankl and studied alongside him over a period of time. Brister offers some reflection on the nature of retirement Spiritual Wisdom for Successful Retirement: Brister, quite rightly, sees retirement as essentially a spiritual issue and opens up a range of insightful connections for his reader.

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Elizabeth MacKinlay is a registered burse and an ordained priest in the Anglican church of Australia and has pioneered some excellent writing in the area of spirituality and older people. It is particularly good to read essays about the recognition of the spiritual needs of older people and hold before the reader some of the challenges of dementia.

There are a number of practical essay about how the shape of what understanding of spirituality might be practised in relation to end of life care. Please enable Javascript to see all the items on this page. We provide complimentary e-inspection copies of primary textbooks to instructors considering our books for course adoption.

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Toggle navigation Additional Book Information. Description Table of Contents. Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation presents the latest research findings and evaluation studies that help promote a thorough understanding of the programs, policies, and civic opportunities available to people aged 50 and older.

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This unique book is an essential resource for nonprofit organizations seeking to meet their needs with a generation of volunteers eager to explore new options, work in new capacities, and continue lifelong learning. More than any previous generation, baby boomers born between and are defying stereotypes about aging while seeking new and meaningful lifestyles. Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation defines an agenda for future policy, research, and practice to help reverse the well-documented decline in civic engagement in the United States, providing older Americans with opportunities to have an impact in their local, national, and global communities.