Ageing in a consumer society; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on the authors; 1. Social change and later life; 2. The historical evolution of the third age; 3. Cohort, generation and time; 4. Consumption and the changing nature of the household in later life; 5. Later life in consumer society; 6. Income, expenditure and inequalities in later life; 7. Consuming health in later life; 8. Health and social policy: a moving target; 9. Conclusion; References; Appendix: Methods and data; Index
Summary
This book provides a unique critical perspective on the changing nature of later life by examining the engagement of older people with consumer society in Britain since the 1960s
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-138) and index
