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Representations of Ageing in Contemporary Zimbabwe: A Gerontological Reading of NoViolet Bulawayo’s (2013) We Need New Names

concerned, the novel presents a very grim picture of older adults caught up and responding to the circumstances of a country in the throes of a deep social, political and economic crisis. Urban poverty is ... debut novel We Need New Names published in 2013. NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name for Elizabeth Zandile Tshele born in Zimbabwe in 1981, a year after political independence. We Need New Names (2013) has

Voting Behaviour and Health Among the Oldest-old in Germany: Results from a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Background If voter turnout reflects social or health inequalities, then these inequalities can reduce equal political representation. Research suggests that poor health impedes voting and ... . Given that older adults constitute an increasing share of the electorate, and that those who are less likely to vote are often among those most directly affected by political decisions, all individuals

Nostalgia de la muerte by Xavier Villaurrutia within German language philosophical tradition: Heidegger, Rilke, Hegel, Schiller

novel by Rainer Maria Rilke, which is conceptually connected with Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s dialectical philosophy and Friedrich Schiller’s humanism. The present work is an interpretation of ... ). Keywords: mexican literature; german philosophy; comparative literature; constitution of the subject; nihilism; humanism Dios es el mundo. La verdad es siempre un contacto interior e inexplicable

Literature and Secularization in Latin American Modernismo: Celebrations, Homiletics and Porfirism in Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera

the richness and complexity of Nájera’s spiritual and religious life as well as his uncompromised alignment with the political agenda of Porfirio Díaz’ regime. For that purpose, a small number of ... biblical exegesis or journalistic debates of political-religious content. Palbrs evcla : Literatura y secularización; Modernismo; Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera; cuaresmas; porfiriato. KorDeyws : Literature and

Creativity and Healthy Ageing: Future Research Directions

Nations in proclaiming the current decade as the “decade of healthy ageing” (UN 2019) . At the same time, environmental and climate crises, and their consequent economic, social and political challenges ... neuropsychology to art and design, anthropology to economy and philosophy of science. In a few of these fields, however, common dichotomies between general and domain-specific creativity – as with the Big-C and

Por un cigarro… News of a Collective Novel in the Magazine Cómico (1898)

circumstance that took advantage of anonymity to portray the political and cultural tensions between writers and reporters at the end of the 19th century in Mexico.Keywords : Short novel; literary press

Concerns Over Population Ageing: Still a Contested Space

– and that old age, as defined by retirement and dependency will occur at far older ages than currently. In addition, they are all issues which can be addressed by policy, given the political and economic

Pensions and the Extending Working Lives Agenda in the UK: The Impact on Women

associated with pensions and their potentially unequal impact on women. This article aims to address this gap, taking a feminist political-economy perspective to explore the structural constraints that shape ... takes a feminist political-economy perspective which considers the structural constraints that shape EWLs and pensions. It also incorporates a lifecourse perspective which provides a further antidote to

Longevity Science and Women’s Health and Wellbeing

& M. Smith (Eds.) , Oxford handbook of contemporary analytic philosophy (pp. 114 - 152 ). Oxford University Press. Dou , X. , Sun , Y. , Li , J. , Zhang, J., Hao , D. , Liu , W. , Wu , R. , Kong , F ... of Medicine and Philosophy , 30 ( 5 ), 467 - 490 . https://doi.org/10.1080/03605310500253030 National Cancer Institute. ( 2022 ). NCI Budget Fact Book . Available from: https://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci

El Ateneo de la Juventud y la Revolución mexicana

positivism was "the official philosophy of the Porfiriato" from the standpoint of a new conception of the positivist paradigm, and analyzing the three theses which have been put forward about the function of

The Implications of Climate Change for the Health of Older Adults

Ukrainian invasion by Russia early in 2022 has questioned global political frameworks and security in operation for the previous 30 years. Globalisation may well be driven by a new set of powers, within a new

Neurobiology of the emotions

BACKGROUND: The "nature" of emotions is one of the archaic subjects of the western thought, being the theme choice in diverse manifestations of culture - as in art, religion, philosophy and science

O eterno retorno do materialismo: padrões recorrentes de explicações materialistas dos fenômenos mentais

has invaded philosophy and psychology departments worldwide. The culmination of all this was the so-called "decade of brain" in the 1990s. However, a closer examination of the arguments presented by ... problem, mental phenomena, neuroscience, philosophy of mind.     Para uma parte significativa de nossa sociedade moderna, o materialismo parece ser o resultado natural e inevitável do avanço das

Neurobiology of the emotions

BACKGROUND: The "nature" of emotions is one of the archaic subjects of the western thought, being the theme choice in diverse manifestations of culture - as in art, religion, philosophy and science

The Effects of Pension Communication on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour: An Integrative Review of Evidence and Directions for Future Research

all industrialised nations, old age provision is the core of the social security system, though different approaches are taken for its specific design. In response to changing social, political ... strategies across different countries can also provide insights into the broader social, political, economic, and demographic conditions that affect pension systems. For example, some countries may have more

The Self-Rated Health of Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren: Evidence from South Africa

. ( 2002 ). Political declaration and Madrid international plan of action on ageing . United Nations . https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/documents/ageing/MIPAA/political-declaration-en. pdf. Accessed 25 Aug 2023

Las primeras décadas del México independiente vistas y juzgadas por autores alemanes

The analysis of the first perceptions by Germans of the history of independent Mexico permits us to observe two trends. The first, and largest, sustained by actors or observers within the political ... political arena, considered Mexico incapable of governing itself. The second, and smaller, is owed to authors whose relationship with Mexico was essentially economic. These did not deny the difficult