Sheila Peace
Biographic Data
| ID | 4157748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheila Peace |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheila |
| FAMILY NAME | Peace |
| SIGNATURE | PEACE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3293-8082 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Enduring commitment: Older couples living apart
As people live longer, there is an increasing possibility of couples becoming separated because one partner moves into a care home. Our qualitative mixed-method pilot study in an English town involved eight married couples aged over 65 years to explore experiences and practices of couplehood in these circumstances. This article focuses on the most striking emergent element of expressed couplehood in these now challenged long-term relationships: c…
Reflections on Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Impact of Housing Modification/Adaptation* for Supporting Older People at Home: A Discussion
Home modification or adaptation is an important global issue, especially for older people living with disabilities in ordinary housing of varying ages, and pre-dating concerns about accessibility in design. Comparisons of research from five developed nations identify common themes: variation in integrated service development; public and private financial investment; deferred health costs; workforce expansion and training; and the value of the use…
Older Adults’ Perspectives on Transitions in the Kitchen
A study was conducted among 30 older adults in Mauritius about the use kitchens. They were interviewed firstly about the kitchens they had experienced in the past, and secondly to discuss and demonstrate their current kitchen and how easily they could use it. It was found that while some of the participants had age-related disabilities, they were all doing their best to cope with kitchen tasks. However, many were found to be attached to tradition…
Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Impact of Housing Modification/Adaptation for Supporting Older People at Home: An Introduction
Foreword to Special Issue of Journal of Aging and Environment The desire of older people to age in place and government policies intended to support people living in their own homes suggests that future-proofing this environment is fundamental to improving person-environment congruence at a time of global aging. The UK-initiated genHOME network, founded by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, promoted the health and well-being of older a…
Conserving Habitus: Home, Couplehood and Dementia
Compared to research on home in circumstances of aging, place and care, our knowledge about home in relation to couplehood is limited despite increases in the percentage of married and cohabiting older people in the UK. Specifically, our understanding of the experience and meaning of home for couples where one partner has dementia remains under-explored. This article presents a scoping review of published empirical literature to examine older cou…
Towards Critical Intersections of Ageing, Housing and Well-Being
Across the life course, far-reaching socio-demographic and health related transformations are influencing the meaning of home in the UK. The collection presented in this Special Issue of Home Futures critically interjects into the ‘where and when’ of dwelling during the process of ageing with key concepts explored within this introductory article. It argues that, change is seen through the disruption of conventional ideas of ageing ‘at home’, tra…
Older people's experiences of their kitchens: 2000 To 2010
Purpose This paper aims to present the quantitative results based on a comparison and evaluation of older people's experiences, needs and wants from their current kitchens, combining and comparing the results obtained from two studies conducted in 2000 and 2010 to see what progress has been made. Design/methodology/approach A study in 2010 investigated the life-long and contemporary experiences of kitchens of 48 people aged over 60 years of age. …
Hearing the voices of people with high support needs
Option recognition’ in later life: Variations in ageing in place
During the 1970s, American gerontologist M. Powell Lawton and colleagues saw the person–environment system as fundamental to defining the quality of later life. They proposed the environmental docility hypothesis that weighed whether the more competent the person, the less dependent they are on environmental circumstances. This work was later advanced to show that environmental pro-activity, including adaptation, could reinforce control and auton…
Developing New Understandings of Independence and Autonomy in the Personalised Relationship
The personalisation of adult social care has the potential to create support that is individualised, and it is the reality of this support relationship that forms the basis of this article. To date, there have been few studies that focus on the association between care users and their workers. Here, we consider research from a Ph.D. study that allows for comparison between two sets of relationships: between disabled adults and homecare workers em…
Learning to see: Lessons from a participatory observation research project in public spaces
This article outlines the development and implementation of participatory research methodology centred on observational techniques. It discusses theoretical understandings of the methodology and how it works in practice. The research explored the use of public spaces by different social, ethnic and activity groups across the course of a 12‐month period, drawing on the experiences of, and data collected by local non‐academic researchers who were t…
Ageing in Society: European Perspectives on Gerontology
The Ageing World - Sheila Peace, Freya Dittmann-Kohli, Gerben J Westerhof and John Bond The Biology of Ageing - Rudi GJ Westendorp and Thomas BL Kirkwood Psychological Ageing - Alfons Marcoen, Peter G Coleman and Ann O'Hanlon Social Theory and Social Ageing - Chris Phillipson and Jan Baars Researching Ageing - Christina Victor, Gerben J. Westerhof and John Bond Health and Dependency in Later Life - John Bond and Gregorio Rodriguez Cabrero Social …
Private Lives in Public Places: Research-based Critique of Residential Life in Local Authority Old People's Homes
Public Order and Private Lives is a radical examination of the political forces which shape the law and order debate in Britain. Mike Brake and Chris Hale provide a hard-hitting analysis of Conservative policies on Crime, showing that, ironically, Conservative policies have created the very social conditions in which crime has flourished. They argue that the government is undermining basic civil liberties by its increased use of legislation as a …
Homely Residential Care: A Contradiction in Terms
Accommodation and care for older people is commonly thought of in relation to residential care homes: the collective settings with communal lounges and dining rooms, where older people may live what seems to be a fine balance between individual and group routines. Yet, while there have been changes to the living arrangements of people in relatively large collective groups, the ideal put forward as a basis for care settings has remained that of 'h…
Stepfamilies and older people: Evaluating the implications of family change for an ageing population
The changing nature of family life has become a major issue in contemporary Britain. Concerns that change will bring moral decline and social fragmentation are countered by a more optimistic view which focuses on a future of more equitable and flexible family ties. Research drawing on area-based data in Luton amongst older, middle-aged and younger people with experience of family change suggests that so far as inter-generational relations, caring…
Older Women
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Older Women
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Gender Issues
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Older Women
These abstracts examine the current debate in the 'population' literature concerning the complex relationship between fertility motivation and security in old age within developing countries. They focus on two studies based in rural India and Bangladesh which examine the ' value of sons' in a kinship organisation dominated by a patriarchal authority structure, patrilineal descent and inheritance, and patrilocal residence
Older Women
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Older Women
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Older Women
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Residential Accommodation for dependent Elderly People in Britain: The Relationship between spatial Structure and individual Lifestyle
The paper is concerned with the inter- relationship between macro- and micro- environmental issues in residential care for the elderly, and begins with a discussion of the historical development of residential care for older people. Changes in the past decade will be addressed in the light of demographic and social changes. Such a discussion will allow us to look at: changes in and consequences of the distribution of residential care, i.e. nation…
Older Women and Housing
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Older Women
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Option recognition’ in later life: Variations in ageing in place
During the 1970s, American gerontologist M. Powell Lawton and colleagues saw the person–environment system as fundamental to defining the quality of later life. They proposed the environmental docility hypothesis that weighed whether the more competent the person, the less dependent they are on environmental circumstances. This work was later advanced to show that environmental pro-activity, including adaptation, could reinforce control and auton…
Learning to see: Lessons from a participatory observation research project in public spaces
This article outlines the development and implementation of participatory research methodology centred on observational techniques. It discusses theoretical understandings of the methodology and how it works in practice. The research explored the use of public spaces by different social, ethnic and activity groups across the course of a 12‐month period, drawing on the experiences of, and data collected by local non‐academic researchers who were t…
Developing New Understandings of Independence and Autonomy in the Personalised Relationship
The personalisation of adult social care has the potential to create support that is individualised, and it is the reality of this support relationship that forms the basis of this article. To date, there have been few studies that focus on the association between care users and their workers. Here, we consider research from a Ph.D. study that allows for comparison between two sets of relationships: between disabled adults and homecare workers em…
Homely Residential Care: A Contradiction in Terms
Accommodation and care for older people is commonly thought of in relation to residential care homes: the collective settings with communal lounges and dining rooms, where older people may live what seems to be a fine balance between individual and group routines. Yet, while there have been changes to the living arrangements of people in relatively large collective groups, the ideal put forward as a basis for care settings has remained that of 'h…
Stepfamilies and older people: Evaluating the implications of family change for an ageing population
The changing nature of family life has become a major issue in contemporary Britain. Concerns that change will bring moral decline and social fragmentation are countered by a more optimistic view which focuses on a future of more equitable and flexible family ties. Research drawing on area-based data in Luton amongst older, middle-aged and younger people with experience of family change suggests that so far as inter-generational relations, caring…
Reflections on Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Impact of Housing Modification/Adaptation* for Supporting Older People at Home: A Discussion
Home modification or adaptation is an important global issue, especially for older people living with disabilities in ordinary housing of varying ages, and pre-dating concerns about accessibility in design. Comparisons of research from five developed nations identify common themes: variation in integrated service development; public and private financial investment; deferred health costs; workforce expansion and training; and the value of the use…
Older Adults’ Perspectives on Transitions in the Kitchen
A study was conducted among 30 older adults in Mauritius about the use kitchens. They were interviewed firstly about the kitchens they had experienced in the past, and secondly to discuss and demonstrate their current kitchen and how easily they could use it. It was found that while some of the participants had age-related disabilities, they were all doing their best to cope with kitchen tasks. However, many were found to be attached to tradition…
Conserving Habitus: Home, Couplehood and Dementia
Compared to research on home in circumstances of aging, place and care, our knowledge about home in relation to couplehood is limited despite increases in the percentage of married and cohabiting older people in the UK. Specifically, our understanding of the experience and meaning of home for couples where one partner has dementia remains under-explored. This article presents a scoping review of published empirical literature to examine older cou…
Enduring commitment: Older couples living apart
As people live longer, there is an increasing possibility of couples becoming separated because one partner moves into a care home. Our qualitative mixed-method pilot study in an English town involved eight married couples aged over 65 years to explore experiences and practices of couplehood in these circumstances. This article focuses on the most striking emergent element of expressed couplehood in these now challenged long-term relationships: c…
Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Impact of Housing Modification/Adaptation for Supporting Older People at Home: An Introduction
Foreword to Special Issue of Journal of Aging and Environment The desire of older people to age in place and government policies intended to support people living in their own homes suggests that future-proofing this environment is fundamental to improving person-environment congruence at a time of global aging. The UK-initiated genHOME network, founded by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, promoted the health and well-being of older a…
Towards Critical Intersections of Ageing, Housing and Well-Being
Across the life course, far-reaching socio-demographic and health related transformations are influencing the meaning of home in the UK. The collection presented in this Special Issue of Home Futures critically interjects into the ‘where and when’ of dwelling during the process of ageing with key concepts explored within this introductory article. It argues that, change is seen through the disruption of conventional ideas of ageing ‘at home’, tra…
Residential Accommodation for dependent Elderly People in Britain: The Relationship between spatial Structure and individual Lifestyle
The paper is concerned with the inter- relationship between macro- and micro- environmental issues in residential care for the elderly, and begins with a discussion of the historical development of residential care for older people. Changes in the past decade will be addressed in the light of demographic and social changes. Such a discussion will allow us to look at: changes in and consequences of the distribution of residential care, i.e. nation…
Older Women and Housing
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Older Women
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Older Women
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Older Women
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Older Women
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Older Women
These abstracts examine the current debate in the 'population' literature concerning the complex relationship between fertility motivation and security in old age within developing countries. They focus on two studies based in rural India and Bangladesh which examine the ' value of sons' in a kinship organisation dominated by a patriarchal authority structure, patrilineal descent and inheritance, and patrilocal residence
Gender Issues
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Older Women
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Older Women
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Stepfamilies and older people: Evaluating the implications of family change for an ageing population
The changing nature of family life has become a major issue in contemporary Britain. Concerns that change will bring moral decline and social fragmentation are countered by a more optimistic view which focuses on a future of more equitable and flexible family ties. Research drawing on area-based data in Luton amongst older, middle-aged and younger people with experience of family change suggests that so far as inter-generational relations, caring…
Homely Residential Care: A Contradiction in Terms
Accommodation and care for older people is commonly thought of in relation to residential care homes: the collective settings with communal lounges and dining rooms, where older people may live what seems to be a fine balance between individual and group routines. Yet, while there have been changes to the living arrangements of people in relatively large collective groups, the ideal put forward as a basis for care settings has remained that of 'h…
Private Lives in Public Places: Research-based Critique of Residential Life in Local Authority Old People's Homes
Public Order and Private Lives is a radical examination of the political forces which shape the law and order debate in Britain. Mike Brake and Chris Hale provide a hard-hitting analysis of Conservative policies on Crime, showing that, ironically, Conservative policies have created the very social conditions in which crime has flourished. They argue that the government is undermining basic civil liberties by its increased use of legislation as a …
Ageing in Society: European Perspectives on Gerontology
The Ageing World - Sheila Peace, Freya Dittmann-Kohli, Gerben J Westerhof and John Bond The Biology of Ageing - Rudi GJ Westendorp and Thomas BL Kirkwood Psychological Ageing - Alfons Marcoen, Peter G Coleman and Ann O'Hanlon Social Theory and Social Ageing - Chris Phillipson and Jan Baars Researching Ageing - Christina Victor, Gerben J. Westerhof and John Bond Health and Dependency in Later Life - John Bond and Gregorio Rodriguez Cabrero Social …
Learning to see: Lessons from a participatory observation research project in public spaces
This article outlines the development and implementation of participatory research methodology centred on observational techniques. It discusses theoretical understandings of the methodology and how it works in practice. The research explored the use of public spaces by different social, ethnic and activity groups across the course of a 12‐month period, drawing on the experiences of, and data collected by local non‐academic researchers who were t…
Developing New Understandings of Independence and Autonomy in the Personalised Relationship
The personalisation of adult social care has the potential to create support that is individualised, and it is the reality of this support relationship that forms the basis of this article. To date, there have been few studies that focus on the association between care users and their workers. Here, we consider research from a Ph.D. study that allows for comparison between two sets of relationships: between disabled adults and homecare workers em…
Option recognition’ in later life: Variations in ageing in place
During the 1970s, American gerontologist M. Powell Lawton and colleagues saw the person–environment system as fundamental to defining the quality of later life. They proposed the environmental docility hypothesis that weighed whether the more competent the person, the less dependent they are on environmental circumstances. This work was later advanced to show that environmental pro-activity, including adaptation, could reinforce control and auton…
Older people's experiences of their kitchens: 2000 To 2010
Purpose This paper aims to present the quantitative results based on a comparison and evaluation of older people's experiences, needs and wants from their current kitchens, combining and comparing the results obtained from two studies conducted in 2000 and 2010 to see what progress has been made. Design/methodology/approach A study in 2010 investigated the life-long and contemporary experiences of kitchens of 48 people aged over 60 years of age. …
Hearing the voices of people with high support needs
Conserving Habitus: Home, Couplehood and Dementia
Compared to research on home in circumstances of aging, place and care, our knowledge about home in relation to couplehood is limited despite increases in the percentage of married and cohabiting older people in the UK. Specifically, our understanding of the experience and meaning of home for couples where one partner has dementia remains under-explored. This article presents a scoping review of published empirical literature to examine older cou…
Towards Critical Intersections of Ageing, Housing and Well-Being
Across the life course, far-reaching socio-demographic and health related transformations are influencing the meaning of home in the UK. The collection presented in this Special Issue of Home Futures critically interjects into the ‘where and when’ of dwelling during the process of ageing with key concepts explored within this introductory article. It argues that, change is seen through the disruption of conventional ideas of ageing ‘at home’, tra…
Reflections on Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Impact of Housing Modification/Adaptation* for Supporting Older People at Home: A Discussion
Home modification or adaptation is an important global issue, especially for older people living with disabilities in ordinary housing of varying ages, and pre-dating concerns about accessibility in design. Comparisons of research from five developed nations identify common themes: variation in integrated service development; public and private financial investment; deferred health costs; workforce expansion and training; and the value of the use…
Older Adults’ Perspectives on Transitions in the Kitchen
A study was conducted among 30 older adults in Mauritius about the use kitchens. They were interviewed firstly about the kitchens they had experienced in the past, and secondly to discuss and demonstrate their current kitchen and how easily they could use it. It was found that while some of the participants had age-related disabilities, they were all doing their best to cope with kitchen tasks. However, many were found to be attached to tradition…
Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Impact of Housing Modification/Adaptation for Supporting Older People at Home: An Introduction
Foreword to Special Issue of Journal of Aging and Environment The desire of older people to age in place and government policies intended to support people living in their own homes suggests that future-proofing this environment is fundamental to improving person-environment congruence at a time of global aging. The UK-initiated genHOME network, founded by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, promoted the health and well-being of older a…
Enduring commitment: Older couples living apart
As people live longer, there is an increasing possibility of couples becoming separated because one partner moves into a care home. Our qualitative mixed-method pilot study in an English town involved eight married couples aged over 65 years to explore experiences and practices of couplehood in these circumstances. This article focuses on the most striking emergent element of expressed couplehood in these now challenged long-term relationships: c…
Psychology (21 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (12 works) · Computer Science (11 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Action (physics) (8 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (7 works)