| Description |
<xvi>, 256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction An ageing society and ageing people / Margot Jefferys and Pat Thane -- Part I. Retirement and structured dependency -- The politics of retirement, 1908-1948 / John Macnicol and Andrew Blaikie -- The consolidation of 'old age' as a phase of life, 1945-1965 / Sarah Harper and Pat Thane -- The structured dependency of the elderly : a critical note / Paul Johnson -- The social division of early retirement / Alan Walker -- Part II. Resources in old age : mining national statistical sources -- Resources in old age : ageing and the life course / G. Nigel Gilbert ... [et al.] -- Income inequality in later life / Christina R. Victor -- Longitudinal perspectives on the living arrangements of the elderly / Emily Grundy -- Part III. Contemporary studies of old people and their careers -- Virtue and vicissitude : the role of old people's clubs / Dorothy Jerrome -- Support networks in old age : constructing a typology / G. Clare Wenger -- Contested care and the maintenance of social identity : negotiating the transition to institutional life / Jennifer Hockey -- Bridging the gap between hospital and home : two models of discharge care for elderly people / Jill Russell and Maria Brenton -- Black old women, disability, and health careers / Elaine Cameron ... [et al.] |
| Analysis |
Developed countries Population Age structure Socioeconomic aspects |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Older people -- Care -- Great Britain.
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Older people -- Social conditions.
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Older people -- Great Britain -- Economic conditions.
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Older people -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.
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Older people -- Care.
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Age Distribution.
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Aged [MESH]
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Aging [MESH]
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Health Services for the Aged [MESH]
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Socioeconomic Factors [MESH]
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Sociology, Medical [MESH]
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Health Services for the Aged.
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Older people
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain [MESH] |
| Author |
Jefferys, Margot.
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| LC no. |
88030665 |
| ISBN |
0415031036 |
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0415072875 (paperback) |
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