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Lived realities of lonely older people
— resisting idealisations of home | | Author(s) | Alison Jarvis, Andrea Mountain |
| Journal title | Social Policy and Society, vol 20, no 1, January 2021 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, January 2021 |
| Pages | pp 1-16 |
| Full text* | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746420000044 |
| Annotation | This article is based on research set up to explore temporal dimensions of loneliness amongst older people in a northern town. As the study progressed, spatial considerations and confinements emerged as a related and equally important feature. The article suggests that the 'social sphere' of lived reality, especially reality lived out in one confined space, is a prime candidate for what has been termed 'de-familiarisation'. Social policy discourses focussed on 'ageing in place' can sometimes neglect the realities of older people's circumstances, daily life and social contact. Central arguments put forward in the article are: that loneliness increases as spatial prospects recede; that 'home' can become a source of frustration and negativity rather than a source of solace and comfort; and that expanding and facilitating the social horizons of older people currently 'confined' to home should be prioritised within a genuinely age-friendly approach to social policy. |
| Accession Number | CPA-210126231 A |
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