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. Part one shows that most people are members of closely-knit extended families of three generations, often living in separate households in adjoining streets. The life of these families is of absorbing interest and the social structure of the home, the system of family care and the domestic, economic and social relationships between husbands and their wives, and between old people and their children and brothers and sisters, are carefully analysed. Part two discusses the social problems of old age against this background. This book will be of interest to students of sociology and gerontology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Townsend
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.07.2025
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche
• EAN: 9781032560373
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3256037-3
• Numero di pagine: 302
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: London, Greater London, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, WO, East London, HOLD, Sociology: family & relationships, follow, CHRONIC, Age groups: the elderly, ill, Sociology: family and relationships, Birthdays, Bethnal Green, Census, payments, Slightly, Age groups: the elderly / old age, old people, large families, nephews, married man, Midday, Retirement Pension, son in law, Married Children, Bethnal Green Sample, Old Age Pensioners, Welfare Homes, Terraced Cottages, Unmarried Children, People’s Clubs, Pensionable Age, Married Daughters