| Description |
256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Mapping the territory : ageing, independence and the life course -- Forgotten but not gone : the experience of ageing with a disability -- Money and independence in old age -- Food consumption, social roles and personal identity -- Ageing, gender and the organisation of physical activities -- Lifestyles and perceptions of elderly people and old age in Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Emotional and sexual adjustment in later life -- The meaning of home in later life -- Housing, the life course and older people -- Class, caring and the life course -- Policies and perceptions of identity service needs of elderly people from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds -- Institutional care and the life course -- Social security and the life course : developing sensitive policy alternatives |
| Analysis |
Old persons Psychology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [224]-241) and indexes |
| Subject |
Older people -- Social conditions.
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Ageism.
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Aging.
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Autonomy (Psychology) in old age.
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Gerontology.
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Older people.
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Activities of Daily Living.
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Aging.
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Social Conditions.
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Social history
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| Author |
Arber, Sara, 1949-
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Evandrou, Maria.
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| LC no. |
93213567 |
| ISBN |
1853021806 |
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