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Generations Review - October 2008

In this Issue:

Editorial

Welcome from your editors Wendy Martin, Samuel R. Nyman, Subrata Saha, Christina Victor and Veronika Williams Click here to read more

News & Reviews

Message from the President of BSG - Judith Phillips

Chair of Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA)’s one year report - Ian Sidney

New Dynamics of Ageing (NDA) Programme Update - Alan Walker

Book Launch: Excellence in Dementia Care: Research into Practice - Murna Downs and Barbara Bowers

Conference Report: RC11 ‘Sociology of Ageing’ Programme, First International Sociological Association World Forum, Barcelona, September 5-8, 2008 - Professor Ian Rees Jones

The Alan Walker Prize: An Annual Prize for Outstanding Contribution to British Social Gerontology - Dr Tony Maltby

The Kilburn Debates - John Miles

Report from the Honorary Secretary - Dr Wendy Martin

The BSG 2008 Annual Meeting in Bristol

Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology: “Sustainable Futures in an Ageing World”, 4-6th September 2008, Bristol - Professor Robin Means

Alan Walker Prize 2008 is awarded to Baroness Sally Greengross - Dr Tony Maltby

Founding Fellows award ceremony - Dr Kate Davidson

Reflections on the BSG from an international delegate (USA) - Professor Barbara Bowers

Reflections on the BSG from an international delegate (New Zealand) - Dr Lorraine Ritchie

Reflections on the BSG from an international delegate (Australia) - Dr Ruth Walker

What's On

Information on forthcoming conferences

Profile

Nygaire Bevan - Judith Phillips

Research

Paper from the Emerging Researchers Ageing conference, Brunel University, May 2008

Paper from theOlder people, ethnicity and social support - Rosalind Willis

PhD Abstracts

Evaluation of the preparedness of Massachusetts nursing homes to respond to catastrophic natural or human-made disasters - Kelly Fitzgerald

Physical activity and depressive symptoms among older people - Robab Sahaf

Research Papers

Tracking the lives of the oldest generation - Professor Joanna Bornat and Dr. Bill Bytheway

Policy & Practice

Falls prevention - why a national charity is leading the way - Pamela Holmes

Education & Careers

Gerontology comes of age - Dr. Debora Price

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