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Aging & Ageism

• Age Concern
  The National Council on Ageing in England. Dedicated to improving the life of the elderly in the United Kingdom.

• Aging and Mental Health Institute (AMH) - Florida, USA
  Committed to improving the mental health, societal well-being, and quality of life of our rapidly aging and changing population. The mission is to pursue a high standard of excellence in research, education and training, clinical care, technical consultation, and community service. The department collaborates with other USF academic units as well as academic institutions throughout the state and country; professionals and consumers within the aging, health and mental health network; corporate leaders, government officials, and representatives of other professional organizations and associations.

• Aging and Seniors
  The pages are designed to provide a forum for the exchange of health information of interest to seniors, researchers, and other Canadians on aging issues. Oresented by: The Canadian Health Network. English and French versions.

• Aging Research Center (ARC)
  Dedicated to providing a service that allows researchers in this field to find information that is related to the study of the aging process. It also introduces this field to laymen who would like to know more about the research that is being conducted in this field. It provides a weekly selection of papers, news, upcoming meetings and conferences, newsgroups, abstracts pertaining to aging from journals, recent books, papers of different theories of aging, and laboratories involved in aging research.

• Algemene Nederlandse Bond voor Ouderen (ANOB)
  An independent interest- and emancipatory league for 50+ in the Nederlands.

• American Association for International Aging (AAIA)
  Promotes the exchange across national boundaries, of information on innovations for the aging, particularly related to productive aging. Washington, USA.

• American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
  AFAR's mission is to promote healthier aging through biomedical research. It is committed to the dissemination of scientific knowledge about aging, both witin the scientific community and to the public.

• Ashliman, D.L. [1997]
  (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh, USA)
  Aging and Death in Folklore
  On the distrust of old people in folklore, widowhood, caring for old people, euthanasia and geronticide, the inevitability of senility and death, attempts to trick death, excessive grief, and death as a divine release.

• Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG)
  The mission is to develop of theoretical and practical understanding of individual and population aging through multidisciplinary research, practice, education and policy analysis in gerontology.

• Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development - Duke University, USA
  The center serves as a national resource for information about aging and as a training ground for future generations of researchers, teachers, practitioners and planners.

• Distance Learning Partnership in Gerontology
  An opportunity to share instructional resources in Gerontology at the advanced undergraduate andgraduate levels among six universities in the University System of Georgia, USA. Four courses are available: the biology of aging, survey of gerontology, sociology of aging and psychology of aging. The site includes the syllaby of these courses.

• Edmondson, Brad
  Facts of Death, The
  In:American Demographics, April 1997
  A tour of the average American's death says a lot about modern life. "When and where we die is largely up to medicine. But trends in how we die and honor our dead depend more on social change, aging, and demographic diversity."

• ElderCare
  A financial management outfit helping Baby Boomers navigate the elder care maze. Presented by EFM, a small woman-owned business dedicated to providing information on, and assistance with, the issues and challenges faced in aging. You can participate in a forum for the elderly and their caregivers, or get personal advice.

• Elderhostel Home Page
  An educational adventure for older adults looking for something different. The later years should be a time for new beginnings, opportunities and challenges. Elderhostel offers you a way to keep expanding your horizons with people who are interested in the same things you are. "Studying there is half the fun". It contains searchable (seasonal) catalogs of international Elderhostel programs, but especially those in the U.S. and Canada.

• ElderWeb
  Includes over 6,000 reviewed links to long term care information, as well as an expanding library of articles and reports, news, and events. Created by Karen Stevenson Brown.

• Dignity Foundation
  A dynamic organisation located in Bombay (India), and is doing a lot innovative projects for older people. It facilitates the ageing individual in identifying newer roles, newer activities, and undertake socially recognised purposes for making life meaningful.

• Geriatrics and Gerontology
  Health Sciences Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario. Resource pages that highlight activities in Geriatrics and Gerontology at Queen's University.

• GeronLib
  Bibliographic database from the NIG (Dutch Institute for Gerontology).

• Gerontology Center - University of Georgia, USA
  Highlights the programs and resources of the center and the expertise of the all-university Faculty of Gerontology.

• GeroWeb
  A Virtual Library on Aging. For those interested in gerontology, geriatrics, the process of aging, services for the elderly, or the concerns of senior citizens in general. Contains an annotated link list separated into categories for universities, government agencies, private organizations for services and census data, and health and biomedical research sources. Created by: The Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State Univ.

• GoldenAge.Net
  Supported and maintained by Southwest Texas State University and its Division of Media Services, located in San Marcos, Texas.

• infoaging.org
  Provides the knowledge we need to live healthier, longer lives. The site delivers the lastes research-based information on a wide range of age-related diseases, conditions, issues, features, and news. Presented by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).

• Institute for Human Development, Life Course and Aging - University of Toronto, Canada
  It carries out multidisciplinary research from a social science perspective on the process of human development, life course and aging, population aging, and the aged.

• Internet and E-Mail Resources on Aging
  It includes metasites, web sites, e-mail discussion groups/listservs, freenets, the commercial online services, and USENET Newsgroups. Other standard categories of information in this directory are: associations and conferences, educational programs, government agencies and organizations, news sources, online and regular publications, research, and subdivisions by country or smaller geographic breakdowns, where appropriate. Editor: Joyce A. Post.

• Kearl, Michael (Trinity Univ., USA)
  Social Gerontology and the Aging Revolution
  A fine designed site on aging problems in our time: general issues & resources; biological, pyschological, social psychological, sociological and cultural dimensions of aging; institutional impacts of the longevity revolution; economics of the aging revolution; the impact of the aging revolution on communities. A good site to start with, for all students of aging problems.

• Linkage 2000 ... learning across generations (USA)
  Created to provide students (ages 12-18) from around the world with the opportunity to interactivity learn about aging and older adults. This site was developed by students for ThinkQuest. ThinkQuest is an annual contest that challenges students, ages 12 to 19, to use the Internet as a collaborative, interactive teaching and learning tool.

• The Longevity Game
  Calculate how long you can expect to live based on life insurance industry research.

• MAAS - The Maastricht Aging Study
  Determinants of cognitive aging. As people grow older, memory and many other cognitive functions decline. Is this true for everybody? In the Netherlands, about one fifth of all individuals aged over eighty years are demented. Thus the majority do not develop dementia. In fact, many elderly people perform equally well as young or middle-aged people on memory tests. These individuals are said to age successfully. What are the determinants of successful aging, what causes the age-related cognitive deficits seen in usual aging, and what are the determinants of pathological aging such as dementia? This research project comprises a number of studies into biological and psychosocial aspects of cognitive aging.

• MediaAge.net
  A news service on issues related to the ageing society. It offers an overview of relevant news, compiled and edited by senior journalists across Europe and the US.

• MedWeb: Geriatrics
  Presented by the Emory University Health Science Center Library.

• National Council on the Aging (NCOA) - USA
  A private, nonprofit association committed to promoting the dignity, self-determination, well-being, and contributions of older persons and to enhancing the field of aging through leadership and service, education, and advocacy.

• Nederlands Instituut voor Gerontology (NIG)
  The Dutch Institute for Gerontology is a knowledge and information institute on aging and the aged. It functions as a tranfer point between producers and users of kwowledge and information from research, policy and practice.

• Nederlands Platform Ouderen en Europa (NPOE)
  A Dutch platform for seniors in Europe. Provides information on organizations, projects, policy and research.

• Ouderenzorg in Nederland
  Information on elderly care in the Netherlands. Presented by: Mediatheek Thuiszorg, a Dutch center for information and documentation on homecare and homehelp.

• Ouderenzorg Nederland - RIGO
  Pointers to some Dutch senior sites.

• Pensioenland
  An excursion in Dutch pension land. Editor: Ton Kunneman. (Dutch only)

• Research Group on Aging and the Life Course (FALL)
  Internationally comparative projects on institutional and biographical processes of aging and the transition to retirement as well as on the social and political effects of demographic changes. Free University of Berlin. Director: Martin Kohli.

• RIGO: onderzoek naar ouderenzorg en beleid
  Research on the social position and care systems of elderly people in the Netherlands.

• Sage Site
  The Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA. A page designed to be a single gateway to a wide array of information and resources on aging.

• SCP-rapporten over ouderen
  Summaries of Dutch governmental rapports on elderly people.

• Senior*Com
  Provides information for and about seniors. Includes pointers to travel sites, prime lifestyles, housing communities, health and wellness, online shopping, senior news, government programmes. Also includes chat forums. The entire site is searchable.

• SeniorenNET e.V.
  A German association that tries to help elderly people to get acquainted with the new media.

• Senior Friendly
  Searches the Internet to find useful sites for Seniors and their loved ones. It provides high quality information about sites, products and services that are 'friendly for seniors'.

• Senior Group Newsletter
  The monthly publication of an informal group of seniors, community-net senior section moderators, educators, senior service providers and others interested in how the net serves seniors and vice-versa. Editor: Art Rifkin.

• SeniorNet
  A national American nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a community of computer-using seniors. SeniorNet provides adults 55 and older with information and instruction about computer technologies so that they can use their new skills for their own benefit and to benefit society. The site includes a library, links to learning centers, round tables, member discounts and more.

• Senior Options
  A Guide to Senior Services in the USA. Includes information on housing options, health clinic, mental health, Alzheimers disease, care, community and legal services.

• Seniors Computer Information Project (SCIP)
  A guide to Manitoba, Canada and world-wide information and services. It includes information supplied by local information providers and pointers to sites of interest to seniors. There's also a searchable index for all SCIP information.

• Seniors-Site
  Informative and entertaining Internet website for senior citizens, their children and grandchildren, and caregivers.

• Seniors On-Line
  A nation-wide Canadian network, addresses issues of general concern, but to the older segment of the population in particular.

• Seniors Unite
  A group of people around the world who are 50+ (mainly plus) years old and enjoy communicating with each other. If you are over 50 years of age and are interested in participating, check Maarten Jans' web page and then contact him at mjans@casema.net if you want to join.

• SeniorWeb
  A Dutch site for seniors. With news, information on work and shopping, advise and support services and a contact web. English and Dutch language.

• Social Aspects of Aging
  These locations are devoted to sociological studies: demographics, familial, and community concerns of the elderly. From: The GoldenAge.Net (Southwest Texas State University, USA).

• Social Gerontology Group - Dept. of Sociology, Uppsala University, Sweden

• Sociology of Aging
  A distance learning course thaught collaboratively via the Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System (GSAMS). The course is designed for upper level undergraduates and graduate students. Its central focus is the examination of age as a social construct and aging as a social process. It explores the effects of societal norms and social institutions on the aging experiences of individuals as well as the effects of qualities of generations and the age structure of a population on a society and its institutions. Students will become familiar with major sociological theories of aging. You will study the demographics of age by looking at the changing age structure of the United States and reviewing social indicators to document the composition and comparative status of the current older population. It discusses issues of age-related inequality and its confluence with social class, race, and gender inequalities. We will investigate major contemporary issues in aging, using research literature to not only inform, but to enable us to analyze these issues and possible public policy responses to them.

• Sociology of Aging

• Sociology of Aging & the Life Course
  Sociology of Aging and the Life Course provides an analytical framework for understanding the interplay between human lives and changing social structures. Its mission is to examine the interdependence between (a) aging over the life course as a social process and (b) societies and groups as stratified by age, with succession of cohorts as the link connecting the two. Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC.

• Why Do We Age?
  Theories of Aging, Normal Aging (part VI), Elizabeth L. Rogers, M.D. (Duke University Medical Center) -- from Multidisciplinary Education in Geriatrics and Aging -- interactive learning modules for professional education from Columbia University. Shows survival curves and life expectancy from a medical point of view.

• WSU Institute of Gerontology - Detroit, MI, USA
  Part of an ongoing effort to fulfill our mission of research, service, and education in the field of aging.

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