Ageing and Generational Dynamics
This programme aims to explore ageing across the life-course as well as its impact on the relationships between and within generations on both the familial and societal levels. Contextualised within the diverse realities of Africa, researchers focus amongst others on 1) discourses and realities of ageing and family /intergenerational relationships; 2) contemporary social and health care at the nexus of informal and formal care systems; and 3) trends in the inclusion/exclusion of generations in relation to each other and broader community and societal systems, and how older people negotiate these in terms of survival and citizenship.
Recent publications
2025Older black South African women’s perceptions and attitudes of long-term care: An Ubuntu-centric cultural perspective.
Venter, A., Petersen, C., & Hoffman, J.
Culture and Psychology2025The potential impact of social prescribing on meaningful engagement in collective aged care settings: perspectives from the Global South.
Kilian, M., Tsatsi, I., Jansen, R., Visser, M., & Stroebel, R.
Health and Social Care in the Community2025Bridging perspectives: The value of collaboration between Traditional healing practitioners and medical doctors in dementia research and care in South Africa.
McGlinchey, E., Ranchod, K., Stroebel, R., Lusizi, B., Galvin, M., Kleinhans, A.V., Fortea, J., Hoffman, J., & Makanya, S.
Alzheimers Dementia2025Conceptualising and measuring the social care economy.
Keating, N., Badets, J., & Robibaro, F.
Journal of Global AgeingMembers
