Ageing Equitably with Care
Power, Policy, Practice
Policy Press
1st Edition
Published on 7. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-4473-7504-3 (ISBN)
Description
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
What are the consequences of growing old and needing care in a world shaped by inequality? Who provides the care? What are the challenges?
This groundbreaking book delves into conditions for ageing and caring, asking how they could be improved for different communities living in high-income welfare states.
Emphasising that equitable ageing depends on equitable care conditions, the contributors draw on extensive empirical research.
Packed with actionable policy and practice insights, this compelling volume charts a path toward a more just and inclusive future for ageing populations alongside all those providing care, whether as family members, friends or as paid workers.
What are the consequences of growing old and needing care in a world shaped by inequality? Who provides the care? What are the challenges?
This groundbreaking book delves into conditions for ageing and caring, asking how they could be improved for different communities living in high-income welfare states.
Emphasising that equitable ageing depends on equitable care conditions, the contributors draw on extensive empirical research.
Packed with actionable policy and practice insights, this compelling volume charts a path toward a more just and inclusive future for ageing populations alongside all those providing care, whether as family members, friends or as paid workers.
Reviews / Votes
'Ageing populations are a defining societal feature and this thoroughly researched book is essential reading for all those concerned with understanding who needs care and - most importantly - who provides this care.' Marian Baird, The University of Sydney 'Layering equity, diversity, inclusion and indigeneity across key debates within the age-friendly cities domain, this outstanding volume demonstrates - by uplifting the voices of older people themselves - how age friendly cannot exist without age equity.' Elizabeth Russell, Trent University 'This important book shows that achieving age equity necessitates acknowledging the diversity within older populations and ensuring decent conditions for paid and unpaid carers.' Teppo Kroeger, University of Jyvaeskylae'This volume documents the absence of an equity lens across all domains of age studies. It challenges us to penetrate data and discourse to locate immiseration.' Sheila Neysmith, University of Toronto
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Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-7504-3 (9781447375043)
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Power, Policy, Practice
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Persons
Tamara Daly is Professor of Health Policy and Equity at York University in Toronto, Canada and the Director of the York University Centre for Aging Research and Education (YU-CARE).
Susan Braedley is Professor of Social Work and Political Economy at the Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Susan Braedley is Professor of Social Work and Political Economy at the Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Content
1. Ageing with Care: Aiming for Equity and Inclusion - Tamara Daly and Susan Braedley
Part 1: Ageing Equitably with Care: Power, Knowledge, Skills
2. Traversing the Cityscape: Locating Age-Friendly, Age-Inclusion and Age-Equity - Tamara Daly and Tesia Wood
3. Age-Friendly for All? Equality and Equity in the Changing Landscape of the Social Democratic Welfare State - Gudmund Agotnes and Bodil Blix-Hansen
4. Who Gets Counted? Ageing Statistics and Advancing Age Equity - Madeline McCoy and Renate Ysseldyk
5. Counting Care Workers: When the 'Muddle' Is the Message - Tamara Daly, Sara Charlesworth, Frode F. Jacobsen and Katherine Laxer
6. Ageing, Intersectionality, Social Location, and Identity - Donna Baines and Renate Ysseldyk
Part 2: Ageing Equitably with Care: Policies, Practices, People
7. Queering Age-Friendliness - Susan Braedley, Christine Streeter, and Oliver Debney
8. Super-Invisibility: Older Care Workers in Long-Term Care - Tamara Daly, Sara Charlesworth, and Frode F. Jacobsen
9. Resistance, Resilience, and Relationship: Indigenous Older Adults and Ageing in the Canadian City - Lauren Brooks-Cleator and Sean Hillier
10. Triple Jeopardy: Age Equity for Older Immigrant Women - Susan Braedley, Karine Cote-Boucher and Renate Ysseldyk
11. 'East' Meets 'West': Trans-National Ageing in a Space of 'Cultural Liminality' - Elias Chaccour and Tamara Daly
12. The Promise of Dementia-Friendly Approaches: Addressing Stigma - Sienna Caspar and Kelsey Berg
13. Addressing Social Barriers to Age-Equitable Public Transportation: Don't Miss the Bus! - Madeline McCoy, Susan Braedley and Renate Ysseldyk
14. Your Days Are Numbered: A Critical Look at Active Ageing and Self-Monitoring - Albert Banerjee, Jacqueline Choiniere, and Martha MacDonald
15. The Longevity Divide in a Globalized Climate - A Forward Conclusion - Tamara Daly
Part 1: Ageing Equitably with Care: Power, Knowledge, Skills
2. Traversing the Cityscape: Locating Age-Friendly, Age-Inclusion and Age-Equity - Tamara Daly and Tesia Wood
3. Age-Friendly for All? Equality and Equity in the Changing Landscape of the Social Democratic Welfare State - Gudmund Agotnes and Bodil Blix-Hansen
4. Who Gets Counted? Ageing Statistics and Advancing Age Equity - Madeline McCoy and Renate Ysseldyk
5. Counting Care Workers: When the 'Muddle' Is the Message - Tamara Daly, Sara Charlesworth, Frode F. Jacobsen and Katherine Laxer
6. Ageing, Intersectionality, Social Location, and Identity - Donna Baines and Renate Ysseldyk
Part 2: Ageing Equitably with Care: Policies, Practices, People
7. Queering Age-Friendliness - Susan Braedley, Christine Streeter, and Oliver Debney
8. Super-Invisibility: Older Care Workers in Long-Term Care - Tamara Daly, Sara Charlesworth, and Frode F. Jacobsen
9. Resistance, Resilience, and Relationship: Indigenous Older Adults and Ageing in the Canadian City - Lauren Brooks-Cleator and Sean Hillier
10. Triple Jeopardy: Age Equity for Older Immigrant Women - Susan Braedley, Karine Cote-Boucher and Renate Ysseldyk
11. 'East' Meets 'West': Trans-National Ageing in a Space of 'Cultural Liminality' - Elias Chaccour and Tamara Daly
12. The Promise of Dementia-Friendly Approaches: Addressing Stigma - Sienna Caspar and Kelsey Berg
13. Addressing Social Barriers to Age-Equitable Public Transportation: Don't Miss the Bus! - Madeline McCoy, Susan Braedley and Renate Ysseldyk
14. Your Days Are Numbered: A Critical Look at Active Ageing and Self-Monitoring - Albert Banerjee, Jacqueline Choiniere, and Martha MacDonald
15. The Longevity Divide in a Globalized Climate - A Forward Conclusion - Tamara Daly