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

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

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Elizabeth Costa