1. Introduction, Kevin Morgan PhD, University of Nottingham. 2. Elderly People Driving Cars: Issues and Prospects, Anthony M Warnes PhD, Age Concern Institute of Gerontology. 3. Literacy and Older Adults, Alex Withnall PhD, University of Lancaster. 4. Health and Ageing Within Ethnic Minorities, Shah Ebrahim MD MRCP, London Hospital Medical College. 5. The Transmission of Income Inequality, Jay Ginn and Sara Arber, University of Surrey. 6. Groupwork and Professional Attitudes to Older Age, Simon Biggs, Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work. 7.The Geography of Private Residential Care, Christopher W Smith PhD, Ealing College. 8. Health Economists and Health Care Provision for the Elderly: Implicit Assumptions and Unstated Conclusions, Ian Jones, MSc, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London and Paul Higgs, PhD, St George's Hospital Medical School. 9. Policy Development at the Grassroots Level, Silvana di Gregorio PhD, Cranfield Institute of Technology. 10.Losing One's Mind and Losing One's Place: A Psychosocial Model of Dementia, Chris Gillard PhD, St George's Hospital Medical School. 11.Measuring the Nutritional Status of Old People, Anthea Lehmann MD MRCP, Dept of Geriatric Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital. 12. Care for Elderly People at Home: The Gloucester Study, Tim Dant, University of Manchester, Brian Gearing, Malcolm Johnson, The Open University and Michael Carley, Policy Studies Institute. 13. The Effect of Social Environment on Demented Elderly People in Residential Cares, Ann Netten, University of Kent. 14. Resources, Needs and Outcomes in Community Services: Why Academic Caution is Useful, Bleddyn Davies DPhil, University of Kent.