Coming Together Under Senex: A Reflexive Field for Aging Studies

During the past five years 167 articles related to aging in Turkey have been published. When adding other scientific works such as research projects, dissertations and books, the number of publications rises to 246. Two general dispositions are observed when assessing these agi...

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Main Author: Özgür Arun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Senex 2017-12-01
Series:Senex: Yaşlılık Çalışmaları Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.senexjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/10.24876.senex_.2017.0.pdf
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Summary:During the past five years 167 articles related to aging in Turkey have been published. When adding other scientific works such as research projects, dissertations and books, the number of publications rises to 246. Two general dispositions are observed when assessing these aging related publications. Firstly, within these publications older adults are the focus and not aging life course. Secondly, studies on aging are solely focused on addressing problems. However, aging studies are not simply to be focused on chronological aging alone.
ISSN:2602-4268
2602-4268