Life After Ninety

Zusatztext `This is a fascinating study! thoughtfully analyzed and with many reflections which would be useful to anyone studying later life! not merely very late life.' - Medical Sociology News Informationen zum Autor Professor Michael Bury (Royal Holloway University of London UK), Anthea Holme (Author), Margot Jefferies Klappentext In Life After Ninety Micheal Bury and Anthea Holme have surveyed and interviewed 200 individuals, living at home and in institutions, to examine old age stereotypes and present a unique picture of the health, quality of life, and social circumstances of the very old. Longevity and the factors which promote it are also discussed, and throughout the book the concept of the 'life course' is employed, which brings together the biographical experiences of individuals, and the changing historical circumstances of the twentieth century, through which they have lived. Zusammenfassung Life After Ninety examines old age stereotypes and presents a unique picture of the health, quality of life, and social circumstances of the very old. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreward Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations and note on names Introduction 1. The Study Introduced 2. The People Introduced 3. Longevity and Possible Influences 4. Health and Disability 5. The Quality of Life 6. Everyday Life 7. Dependency and Choice 8. Support and Care 9. The Issues Discussed Appendix I Appendix II Notes Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Michael Bury, Michael Holme Bury, Bury Michael, BURY MICHAEL HOLME ANTHEA, Anthea Holme, Holme Anthea
• Assisted by: Margot Jefferys (Foreword)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.03.1991
• EAN: 9780415041652
• ISBN: 978-0-415-04165-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social Work, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Care of the elderly, Age groups: the elderly, Age groups: the elderly / old age