Shame and Ageing in a Transforming World

Elisabeth Vanderheiden is an educator, adult education manager and CEO of the Global Institute for Transcultural Research. She has published numerous academic books and articles. Her research interests range from shame, conflict and love to andragogical studies and digitalisation. She focuses in particular on cultural and transformative research questions.

Claude-Hélène Mayer is a Professor in Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg. She is a Semester at Sea Alumni (SASFA22) and a Board member of the International Academy of Intercultural Research. Further, she is an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Psychology (Positive Psychology) and for the International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management. She holds Doctoral degrees in Psychology, Management and Cultural Anthropology. Her Venia Legendi is in Psychology with focus on Work, Organisational and Cultural Psychology from Europa Universität, Viadrina, Germany. Her research areas include transcultural mental health, salutogenesis, transcultural conflict management and mediation, women in leadership, shame and love across cultures, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, and psychobiography. Her teaching areas are cross-cultural psychology, mental health, organizational theory, systems and design thinking, coaching, positive psychology, organizational behaviour and transcultural conflict management and mediation.

1. Introduction.- PART 1 Shame Development Over The Life Span.- 2. Ageing, shame, the destruction of personhood.- 3. Explainable Multilayer Perceptron Classification Model for detecting the Internalized Shame Based on Childhood Trauma, Cognitive Flexibility, Distress Tolerance and Alexithymia.- 4. Effects of Abortion on Shame and Shame Evaluations. An Empirical Investigation.- 5. Through the Looking-Glass: The Family Shame of Elder Abuse.- 6. The Vicious Circle of Age Shame: Stigma & Vulnerability.- 7. Twice hidden? Shame and double stigmatization among old LGBTQIA+ adults.- The Shame and Stigma of Being an Older Student.- 9."Not in love but shameful grief": Captain Beefheart's Late-Career Triumph.- PART 2 Exploring Shame in a Transforming World.- 10. Aging and Shame: Mutual Transformation and the Virtues.- 11. The Shame of Ageing during 4th Industrial Revolution: A Thematic Analysis of Indian Adults - Shaming among Indian Baby-Boomers and Gen X during the 4th Industrial Revolution.- 12. Employing Artificial Intelligence To Alleviate Shame-induced Barriers To Medical Treatment Of Older Persons.- PART 3 Shame and Ageing in Health Contexts.- 13. Stigma, Shame, And Failed Obligation In Dementia Care.- 14. #bodyshaming - body image and eating disorders in older people.- 15. Perceptions of older patients in terms of their healthcare in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic.