Aging & Social Change: Twelfth Interdisciplinary Conference (Aging & Social Change: Twelfth Interdisciplinary Conference)
Krakow, Poland
Organization: Common Ground Research Networks
Event: Aging & Social Change: Twelfth Interdisciplinary Conference
Categories:
Miscellaneous
Event Date: 2022-09-22
to 2022-09-23
Abstract Due: 2022-08-23
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Aging & Society Research Network: a conference and journal founded in 2011, exploring the changing social dynamics of aging.
We invite proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, or colloquia addressing one of the following themes:
Theme 1: Economic and Demographic Perspectives on Aging
- The economic impacts of aging communities
- Working into older age; changes in productivity; attracting and managing an older workforce
- Changes in consumption, income, and assets
- Government economic policies, including taxation, welfare, social security
- Increase in the demand and cost of health care
- Economic status and the wellbeing of the elderly
Theme 2: Public Policy and Public Perspectives on Aging
- Public health policies related to the aged
- Defining and protecting the human rights of older people across populations and groups
- Legal issues for older people – policy and practice
- Age-friendly design for accessibility— initiatives for the public built environment, houses and retirement and care facilities
- Civic engagement and volunteerism for the aged
- Community programs for maintaining physical health, social wellbeing, and mental cognition into older age
- Epidemiology of aging
Theme 3: Medical Perspectives on Aging, Health, Wellness
- The biology and physiology of aging
- Food and nutrition needs for the aging population
- Brain function and cognition in the aged
- Management of chronic and/or age-related disease
- Identification and management of disease in specific populations
- Regenerative and anti-aging medical interventions
- Aging and sexual expression
- Genetics and aging
- Medications, dietary supplements and regulatory oversight
Theme 4: Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging
- The societal impact of population aging
- Social support and networks
- Family structure, relationships, and responsibilities
- Spirituality, religious involvement, and mortality
- Cultures of end-of-life care
- Qualities of life for older people living in developing and developed countries
- Historical and anthropological perspectives on social response to aging
- Lifestyles of the aged
- Culturally specific responses to the aging
- Media representations of the aged
https://agingandsocialchange.com/2022-conference/call-for-papers
Elizabeth Costa