FRHD 3060 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Sheltered Housing, Proactivity, World Health Organization

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3060
• Professor: Jason Wilson

Document Summary

Chapter 8: the lived environment: community and housing alternatives in later life. Environmental gerontology: the study of the behavioural, social and psychological implications of encounters between older adults and their environment. This field of study develops interventions to create a better fit between older individuals and their environments, thereby maximizing independence and improving their quality of life as well as their physical and subjective health. A community is a geographical space defined by political or natural geographical boundaries. May range in size from a view streets in a neighbourhood to a small city. The sense of community arises through meaningful and persistent social relationships in which members engage in mutual trust and co-operation, known as social capital and have shared interests, goals, values, and traditions. Overlooked is the ethno-cultural and immigrant dimensions of communities. Community matters to individuals because it represents an anchor point and is a source of cumulative disadvantages.