Ageing in Modern Society

ISBN-13: 9781032693866 / Twarda / 2024 / 306 str.

Opis

First published in 1983, the chapters in this title draw attention to the changed circumstances in which ageing takes place, at the subjective level, at the level of care and provision, and at the level of theory. As a whole it offers a view of social gerontology and illustrates the integration of theory and practice. 

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Dorothy Jerrome