Ageing in Modern Society

Ageing in Modern Society

Contemporary Approaches

Jerrome, Dorothy

Taylor & Francis Ltd

05/2024

306

Dura

Inglês

9781032693866

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction Dorothy Jerrome. Part 1: New Applications of Old Disciplines Introduction. 1. Associational Participation in Old Age Christopher Harris 2. Elderly Women and Disadvantage: Perceptions of Daily Life and Support Relationships Helen Evers 3. Crime and the Elderly: Experience and Perceptions R. I. Mawby 4. Elderly Vagrants Martin Blacher 5. Ageing in the Inner City: A Comparison of Old Blacks and Whites Kenneth Blackmore 6. Stereotypes of Old Age: The Case of Yugoslavia Dianne Willcocks 7. Accounts of Onitsha Market Literature: Perceptions of Age and Wisdom Pamela Shakespeare 8. "Just a Song at Twilight": Residents' Coping Strategies Expressed in Musical Form Jennifer Hockey 9. Loneliness: A Problem of Measurement Clare Wenger 10. The Potential for Learning in Later Life Paula Allman Part 2: Studies of Changing Policy and Practice Introduction 11. The History of Provision for the Elderly to 1929 Pat Thane 12. From Public Assistance Institutions to 'Sunshine Hotels': Changing State Perceptions About Residential Care for the Elderly Robin Means and Randall Smith 13. Short Term Residential Care for Elderly People: An Answer to Growing Older Peter McCoy 14. A Profile of Residential Life Dianne Willcocks, Sheila Peace and Leonie Kellaher 15. Friendship and Isolation: Two Sides of Sheltered Housing Laura Middleton 16. The Nursing Home: Professional Attitudes to the Introduction of New Forms of Care Provision for the Elderly Gillian Dalley 17. The Hospice Concept and the National Health Service Hedley Taylor 18. Groups of Old People in the Community: A Preliminary Report Jeanette Brewster, Bob Chard and Gregorio Kohon. Details of Contributors. Index.
social gerontology;care provision for elderly people;ageing population;retirement;social policy for aged;social aspects of aging;residential care for elderly people