Family And Community Life Of Older People

Reflects interest in how older people are affected by social change which is a key theme in social science that looks set to continue as more people are living for longer.

Table des matières

1.Growing Old: Other Pasts; Other Places 2.Social Networks and Social Support in Old Age 3.The Context of Ageing: Community, Locality and Urbanisation 4.Household Structure and Social Networks in Later Life 5.Growing Old in Urban Communities 6.Social Support in Late Life: the Role of Family and Friends 7.Managing Support in Old Age 8.Ties that Bind: Relationships Across the Generations 9.Family Care and Support in Ethnic Minority Groups 10.The Social World of Older People: the Experience of Retirement and Leisure 11.From Family Groups to Personal Communities: Social Capital and Social Change in Old Age

A propos de l'auteur

Judith and Phillips, Miriam Bernard, Jim Ogg, Chris Phillipson

Résumé

Reflects interest in how older people are affected by social change which is a key theme in social science that looks set to continue as more people are living for longer.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Miriam Bernard, Bernard Miriam, Jim Ogg, Judith and Phillips, Chris Phillipson
• Edition: Routledge Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 12.10.2000
• EAN: 9780415205313
• ISBN: 978-0-415-20531-3
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 215 mm x 15 mm
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie sociale, travail social; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, MEDICAL / Health Policy, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Social Work, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Sociology: family and relationships, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships