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Self & Society
An International Journal for Humanistic Psychology
Volume 45, 2017 - Issue 2
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Turning 25: ageing without the age

Pages 124-133 | Received 10 Mar 2017, Accepted 31 Mar 2017, Published online: 06 Jul 2017
 

ABSTRACT

This article offers an opinion piece that explores attitudes towards ageing and the elderly from a younger person’s perspective. Drawing on personal experience and ideas of the progression ageing brings, it proposes a concept of mental ageing as comprising development, refinement and decay. These are illustrated through evaluation of attitudes towards ageing, loss and respect along with a look at how they affect values, change fears and shape perceptions.

Notes on contributor

Patrick Body is currently a gap year student, and at the time of submission was living in New Zealand where he held a temporary position as Programme Administrator in the Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences at the Auckland University of Technology. He is currently awaiting the start of his Master’s degree, commencing in September of this year, studying an MSc in Sustainability with a focus on Corporate Social Responsibility; he is aiming to further his knowledge and commence a career in corporate accountability.

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