Name: Growing Old in the Twentieth Century By Margot Jeffreys
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Growing Old in the Twentieth Century by Margot Jeffreys

This century has seen a truly revolutionary shift in the age composition of the world's industrialized countries. This book discusses the social implications of the growth in the numbers of elderly people in modern societies. This book should be of interest to libraries,students and practitioners in gerontology, medical sociology; social policy makers.

Introduction: An Ageing Society and Ageing People; Margot Jeffreys and Pat Thane ; Retirement and Structured Dependancy 1. The Politics of Retirement 1909-48; John Macnicol and Andrew Blaikie 2. The Consolidation of 'Old Age' as a Phase of Life: 1945-65; Sarah Harper and Pat Thane 3. The Structured Dependency of the Elderly: A critical note Paul Johnson 4. The Social Division of Early Retirement Alan Walker Part Two: Resources in Old Age: Mining National Statistical Sources 5. Resources in Old Age - Ageing and the Life Course; Nigel Gilbert, Angela Dale, Sara Arber, Maria Evandrou and Frank Laczko 6. Income Inequality in Later Life Christina Victor 7. Longitudinal Perspectives on the Living Arrangements of the Elderly Emily Grundy Part Three: Contemporary Studies of Old People and their Carers 8. Virtue and Vicissitude: A study of the Social Construction of Old Age in Old People's Organisations; Dorothy Jerrome 10. Support Networks in Old Age: Constructing a Typology; Clare Wenger 11. Residential Care and the Maintenance of Social Identity: Negotiating the Transition to Institutional Life. Jennifer Hockey 12. The Gap between Hospital and Home: Two Models of Discharge of Elderly People Jill Russell and Maria Brenton 13. Black old women, disability and health carers; E. Cameron, H. Evers, F. Badger, and K. Atkin.

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GOR008524597

ISBN 13

9780415031035

ISBN 10

0415031036

Title

Growing Old in the Twentieth Century by Margot Jeffreys

Author

Margot Jeffreys

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Year published

1989-07-31

Number of pages

288

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Growing Old in the Twentieth Century Margot Jeffreys

Growing Old in the Twentieth Century by Margot Jeffreys

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Growing Old in the Twentieth Century by Margot Jeffreys

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