Family Life of Old People - An Inquiry in East London

First published in 1957, The Family Life of Old People opens with the question: Are old people isolated from their families? Thereafter, the author describes the results of intensive interviews with people of pensionable age in Bethnal Green in East London.

List of contents

Foreword Acknowledgements 1. The Study in Outline 2. Place and People 3. Home and Family 4. Living near Relatives 5. The Family System of Care 6. Man and Wife and the Home Economy 7. Sons and Daughters 8. Brothers and Sisters 9. The Extended Family and the Kinship Network 10. Family and Community 11. Retirement 12. Poverty 13. Isolation, Loneliness and the Hold on Life 14. Who Claim State Care? 15. Keeping the Family Together 16. Conclusion Appendices Index

About the author

Peter Townsend

Summary

First published in 1957, The Family Life of Old People opens with the question: Are old people isolated from their families? Thereafter, the author describes the results of intensive interviews with people of pensionable age in Bethnal Green in East London.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Townsend
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2023
• EAN: 9781032560069
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3256006-9
• No. of pages: 302
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; London, Greater London, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, Sociology: family & relationships, Age groups: the elderly, Sociology: family and relationships