Title: Quality of life and older people /
Authors: Bond, John,; Corner, Lynne.
Publisher: Open University Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Quality of life Great Britain.; Older people Social conditions.; Ouderdom.; Kwaliteit van het bestaan.; Quality of Life; Aged, 80 and over
Abstract: 'Quality of Life and Older People' explores ideas about quality of life in social gerontological literature and describes the experiences of older people through both their own self description and analysts representations of their experiences.
Contents: 1. What is quality of life? -- 2. Talking about quality of life -- 3. Environment and quality of life -- 4. Quality of life and the postmodern world -- 5. Explaining quality of life -- 6. Assessing quality of life -- 7. Rethinking quality of life.