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Age is not just a number: developing an integrative conceptual framework on age
São José, José; Timonen, VirpiAge is omnipresent in our lives and a fundamental element in the organisation of human societies. Age relations, like other power relations, generate social inequality. As a reflection of its importance, age is frequently used in empirical studies in the field of sociology and other social sciences. However, the social theorisation of age is inchoate and dispersed, compromising empirical research on this topic....
“I Was... Put in a Cage”: The Experience of COVID-19 Home Confinement among Old...
São José, José; Timonen, Virpi; Teixeira, Ana Rita; Amado, Carla; Santos, Sérgio Pereira dos; COELHO, PATRICIAThis article presents findings of a qualitative study reporting older adults' experiences of solitary home confinement during Portugal's first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Home confinement was marked by negative experiences, with the exception of one participant who had a particularly favorable combination of resources and circumstances. Negative experiences involved losses in several areas, such as being deprive...
A critique of the active ageing index
São José, José; Timonen, Virpi; Filipe Amado, Carla Alexandra; Santos, Sergio PereiraActive ageing and successful ageing are ubiquitous concepts in contemporary societies. In the European Union, active ageing is monitored and promoted chiefly by the Active Ageing Index, a policy tool in use since 2012. We acknowledge that the MI may contribute to sensitizing people, including policymakers, to the multidimensionality and complexity of the process of "ageing well". However, we note that despite b...