Family life has changed rapidly over te past fifty years and the number of people living longer increases year on year Family and Community Life of Older People revisits three areas (Bethnal Green in London, Wolverhampton in the Midlands and Woodford in Essex) which were the subject of classic studies in the late 1940s and 1950s and explores changes to the family and community lives of older people. The book examines issues such as:
*changes in household composition
*changes in the geographical proximity of kin and relatives
*the extent and type of help provided by the...

What does it mean to grow old in an urban society?

Does the family still care for older people?

Family life has changed rapidly over the past fifty years, the growth in the proportion of older people in the population providing a major influence. The Family and Community Life of Older People revisits three areas (Bethnal Green in London, Wolverhampton in the Midlands and Woodford in Essex) which were the subject of classic studies in the late 1940s and 1950s and explores changes to the family and community lives of older people. The book examines issues such as:

-- changes in household...

This text outlines the changing contexts and experiences associated with later life, and provides an overview of theoretical debates in gerontology.

There is a lack of gerontological literature on the experience and complexity of living in older families lived experience, family relationships, 'doing' family life, meanings of family life, connectedness, etc. This book contributes to redressing that imbalance. The book explores diversity and change in the family relationships which older people maintain, looking at how family relationships are constructed and organized in later life. It recognizes that the emerging patterns are a consequence of the choices and decisions negotiated within family networks, emphasizing older people's agency...

Drawing on interviews with over 100 first generation migrant women in the London borough of Tower Hamlets (home to the largest population of Bangladeshis in the UK) the report: . vbTab]presents the first detailed study of this significant ethnic minority group;. vbTab]identifies the pressures facing women as they juggle competing demands from younger and older generations;. vbTab]addresses particular concerns such as the barriers to adopting English language within the community;. vbTab]highlights the issues for those involved in service delivery;. vbTab]demonstrates the range of issues to be...

This book is a major reassessment of work in the field of critical gerontology, providing a comprehensive survey of issues by a team of contributors drawn from Europe and North America. The book focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed, and the extent to which growing old is being transformed through processes associated with globalisation. The collection offers a range of alternative views and visions about the nature of social ageing, making a major contribution to theory-building within the discipline of gerontology. The different sections of the book...

This important book provides a comprehensive survey of different strategies for developing age-friendly communities, and the extent to which older people themselves can be involved in the co-production of age-friendly policies and practices.