From MICRA and International Longevity Centre-UK
(ILC-UK)
Professor Vern Bengston (University of Southern California, School
of Social Work, Edward R. Royal Institute on Aging)
Wednesday 29 April,
2 - 4pm, free networking lunch from 1pm
Cordingley Lecture Theatre,
Humanities Bridgeford Street, The University of Manchester, M13 9PL
This
year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Robert Butler's
seminal work: Why Survive Being Old in America (Harper & Row, 1975). The
book, possibly the most powerful account of ageing ever written, set
forward both the state of knowledge about ageing and as well as a political
and social manifesto for improving the lives of older people. Some of the
concepts developed in the book, notably those associated with what Butler
termed ageism, have become a key part of the vocabulary for describing the
pressures and constraints facing older people.
In this lecture, Professor
Bengston, who knew Robert Butler over a span of four decades, will talk
both about his work and its relevance for understanding and studying the
lives of older people today. Professor Bengston has published 16 books and
260 research papers on gerontology, theories of ageing, sociology of ageing
and family sociology. Please register online for this free event
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