Anders ouder worden
Volgens Jan Baars moet onze visie op de oudere werknemer radicaal worden omgegooid. ‘De overheid gaat voorbij aan differentiatie op de arbeidsmarkt.’ Lees verder →
Professor of Humanistic Gerontology, at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Jan Baars is the author or many publications on aging, ranging from conceptual analysis to polemic criticism and more reflective existential perspectives. He has given Master classes at universities in Europe, the United States, New Zealand, South Africa and India. Continue reading →
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Globalisering heeft ook voor ouderen ingrijpende gevolgen
Wat heeft globalisering te maken met het leven van ouderen in Nederland? En wat is eigenlijk globalisering? Lees verder →
Het leven kan langer!
Bekijk hier de uitzending van het VPRO programma Dat kan beter! waarin Jan Baars, celbioloog Gerald de Haan en evolutionair bioloog Bas Zwaan als experts op het gebied van veroudering te gast waren. Lees verder →
Book Review: ‘Aging and Time’
Howard Giles reviews Aging and Time in Journal of Communication: “It is essential reading for those teaching and/or researching aging on the one hand; those interested in perceptions, measurement, and experiences of time on the other; and those obviously captivated by the intersection of these crucial terrains.” Continue reading →
National Taiwan University Library Review of 'Aging, Globalization & Inequality'
David O. Staats, MD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center) has written a review of Aging, Globalization & Inequality for the National Taiwan University Library: “Effete geriatricians, gerontologists, and policy-makers: beware! Here the gaps in your thinking are revealed. How audacious it is to look at gerontology through completely different lenses. This book will amaze you.” Continue reading →
Handbook of Theories of Aging
Vern Bengtson, Merril Silverstein, Norella Putney and Daphna Gans are editing a new edition of one of the most frequently cited books in the field of Gerontology recently, the 1999 Handbook of Theories of Aging. To this new Handbook Jan Baars has contributed a chapter called Problematic Theoretical Foundations: Time, Age and Aging. Continue reading →
Intellectual Perspectives on Aging
Scott Bass, PhD (University of Maryland, Baltimore) reviews ‘The Futures of Old Age’ and Aging & Time in the April issue of The Gerontologist: ‘Aging and Time is a thoughtful book, written by leading intellectuals and scientists about our concept of time and for a rather sophisticated audience.’ Continue reading →
Australasian Journal on Ageing review of ‘Aging & Time’
llonka Guse of the University of Ballarat reviews Aging & Time: “Interesting and challenging reading…”. Continue reading →