Extra reading & references

 

Hans is living in our modern environment where people are living longer and longer. In his book ‘Growing old without being old’ Rudi Westendorp describes this rising life expectancy and the changing ways in which we age:

• Rudi Westendorp, Growing old without being old. On vitality and ageing. Scribed 2015

Kwaku lives in the north of Ghana. The study into ageing here was initiated by Dr. Hans Meij. His thesis en particularly the introduction in which the anthropological background is set out is a good start for those interested in the research area  in Ghana.

• Meij, J. J., Bodegom, D. van, & Laar, D. Baya, The Bimoba: The People of Yennu.In: J.J. Meij, Testing Life history theory in a contemporary African population.Thesis Leiden University, The Netherlands (2007).

For those reading Dutch, more information regarding the central thesis of this MOOC  that it is the environment that is the key to healthy ageing can be found in the book ‘ Oud worden in de praktijk’  that David van Bodegom en Rudi Westendorp wrote together and is the basis for this MOOC

• Rudi Westendorp en David van Bodegom, Oud worden in de praktijk (Atlas 2015)

For an English synopsis, the TED Talk of David van Bodegom “Nudging healthy ageing” provides a 20 minute crash course. ‘

• David van Bodegom, Nudging Healthy Ageing, TEDx Utrecht 

Those reading Dutch interested in an artistic impression of daily life in Northern Ghana can also read Nood breekt wet, a novel that David van wrote based on his experiences during his fieldwork in the north of Ghana. 

• David van Bodegom, Nood breekt wet (2012) Prometheus, Amsterdam