Towards critical intersections of ageing, housing and well-being

Fernandez Arrigoitia, Melissa and West, Karen (2019) Towards critical intersections of ageing, housing and well-being. Home Cultures, 15 (3). pp. 209-221. ISSN 1740-6315

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Abstract

Across the life course, far-reaching socio-demographic and health related transformations are influencing the meaning of home in the UK. The collection presented in this Special Issue of Home Futures critically interjects into the ‘where and when’ of dwelling during the process of ageing with key concepts explored within this introductory article. It argues that, change is seen through the disruption of conventional ideas of ageing ‘at home’, traditional understandings of ‘the older person’ and its corollary social imaginaries, alongside the relationship between care practices and homes. Many of these shifts are being addressed through a range of emerging housing (and collaborative) alternatives. The article concludes by considering how discussions in this special issue disclose the home, from a range of social and material angles, as a diverse process and experience of meaning making over time, deeply entangled with health and well-being, disrupting traditional understandings of ‘place making’ in later life.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Home Cultures
Additional Information:
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Home Cultures on 23 Dec 2019, available online:  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17406315.2019.1690274
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137694
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Deposited On:
09 Oct 2019 07:45
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