Ageing, independence, and the life course
By: edited by Sara Arber and Maria Evandrou.
Contributors: Arber, Sara, 1949-; Evandrou, Maria.
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley in association with the British Society of Gerontology
Published: 1993
Place of publication: London; Bristol, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Gerontology.; Older people.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-241) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Mapping the territory : ageing, independence and the life course; title: Forgotten but not gone : the experience of ageing with a disability; title: Money and independence in old age; title: Food consumption, social roles and personal identity; title: Ageing, gender and the organisation of physical activities; title: Lifestyles and perceptions of elderly people and old age in Bosnia and Hercegovina; title: Emotional and sexual adjustment in later life; title: The meaning of home in later life; title: Housing, the life course and older people; title: Class, caring and the life course; title: Policies and perceptions of identity service needs of elderly people from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds; title: Institutional care and the life course; title: Social security and the life course : developing sensitive policy alternatives.