Living on the Front Line
Social and Anthropological Study of Old Age and Ageing
Published on 24. October 1995
Book
Hardback
340 pages
978-1-85972-168-1 (ISBN)
Description
As those of pensionable age continue to grow in number, government policy throughout Europe is concerned with tackling the "problem" of old age. Against this background, this book examines the experience of being old from the the point of view of people who are themselves old (a Welsh case study).
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 223 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85972-168-1 (9781859721681)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Studying old people - methodology, research strategy and field work techniques; setting a profile of the area under study, past and present; the social networks of elderly people - isolation and integration; independence, dependence, interdependence; masculinity and femininity in old age; conclusion - continuity and change in old age.