Professor
University College London
London, England, United Kingdom
Prof. Paul Higgs is a sociologist of ageing specializing in social gerontology and medical sociology with a specific focus on ageism and the experience of very old age. He will be responsible for supervising the deliberative process in all three countries. In addition, he and his research team will conduct the empirical research in the UK. Alongside conducting qualitative research on personhood and dementia as well as investigating the interrelationship of people with dementia and technology, he has also examined the extension of active ageing policies to Mild Cognitive Impairment. He has been a member of both UK and EU research consortia and has been recognised by both the Academy of Social Sciences and the Gerontological Society of America for his work.
Prof Higgs is very interested in the sociological and cultural dimensions of ageing and old age. In particular, he has written and researched the formation and influence of generation on contemporary societies using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. His work has focused on identifying the generational field of the baby boomer cohorts as well as providing a theoretical account of the exclusion of specific groups of older people through what he has termed ‘fourth ageism’. He also has an active engagement with the Humanities and co-edited an edition of the ‘University of Toronto Quarterly’ entitled ‘Ageism: A Health Humanities Approach’. He has engaged widely in the dissemination of his work and has been featured on radio programmes in the UK, Canada and the USA.
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75 - The Sociology of Aging and Social Gerontology: Critical Tensions and Necessary Distinctions
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
Imagining the Future of AgeTech
Saturday, November 11, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
2 - Fourth Ageism and the Technological Imaginary of Long-Term Care
Saturday, November 11, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET