Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables and figures

pp v-vi

List of contributors

pp vii-xii

Preface

pp xiii-xiv

one - Introduction

pp 1-14

Part One - Autonomy and independence in later life

pp 15-16

two - Sleep and autonomy in later life: the SomnIA project

pp 17-34

three - Negotiating unfamiliar environments

pp 35-50

four - Financial elder abuse

pp 51-70

five - Maintaining dignity and independence

pp 71-86

six - Families and caring in South Asian communities

pp 87-104

Part Two - Biological perspectives

pp 105-106

seven - Understanding immunesenescence

pp 107-130

eight - Towards understanding the biological drivers of cell ageing

pp 131-154

Part Three - Nutrition in later life

pp 155-156

nine - NANA: a tale of ageing and technology

pp 157-176

ten - Combating malnutrition in hospitals

pp 177-196

eleven - Migration and nutrition

pp 197-216

Part Four - Representations of old age

pp 217-218

twelve - Representing self – representing ageing

pp 219-242

thirteen - Ageing, fiction, narrative exchange and everyday life

pp 243-262

fourteen - Narrative representations of the self: encounters with contemporary visual art

pp 263-284

fifteen - The place of theatre in representations of ageing

pp 285-306

sixteen - Conclusion

pp 307-320

Index

pp 321-331