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Ageing in society : an introduction to social gerontology / edited by John Bond ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Bond, John, 1947- | Coleman, Peter G | Peace, Sheila M | British Society of Gerontology.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Sage [in association with the British Society of Gerontology], 1993Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiv, 401 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0803989474 (m) (pbk); 0803989466 (hbk).Subject(s): Aging -- Social aspects -- Great BritainDDC classification: 305.26
Contents:
Ageing in the twentieth century / Peter Coleman, John Bond and Sheila Peace -- The study of ageing / John Bond, Roger Briggs and Peter Coleman -- Biological ageing / Roger Briggs -- Psychological ageing / Peter Coleman -- Adjustment in later life / Peter Coleman -- Environment and behaviour: a health psychology perspective / Jeffrey Garland -- Death, dying and bereavement / Moyra Sidell -- The sociology of retirement / Chris Phillipson -- Living arrangements of elderly people / John Bond -- Intimate relationships / Dorothy Jerrome -- Dependency and interdependency / Malcolm Johnson -- Poverty and inequality in old age / Alan Walker -- Images of ageing / Mick Featherstone and Mike Hepworth -- Ageing into the twenty-first century / John Bond and Peter Coleman.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This Second Edition has been extensively revised and expanded to take account of recent theory and research. A new chapter has been added dealing with issues of death and dying, and particular attention has been paid to issues of gender and ethnicity in the social structuring of later life.

It has been adopted by The Open University as a set book for its course K256 An Ageing Society .

Previous ed.: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-390) and index.

Ageing in the twentieth century / Peter Coleman, John Bond and Sheila Peace -- The study of ageing / John Bond, Roger Briggs and Peter Coleman -- Biological ageing / Roger Briggs -- Psychological ageing / Peter Coleman -- Adjustment in later life / Peter Coleman -- Environment and behaviour: a health psychology perspective / Jeffrey Garland -- Death, dying and bereavement / Moyra Sidell -- The sociology of retirement / Chris Phillipson -- Living arrangements of elderly people / John Bond -- Intimate relationships / Dorothy Jerrome -- Dependency and interdependency / Malcolm Johnson -- Poverty and inequality in old age / Alan Walker -- Images of ageing / Mick Featherstone and Mike Hepworth -- Ageing into the twenty-first century / John Bond and Peter Coleman.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Ageing in the Twentieth Century
  • The Study of Ageing
  • Biological Ageing
  • Psychological Ageing
  • Adjustment in Later Life
  • Environment and Behaviour
  • A Health Psychology
  • Death, Dying and Bereavement
  • The Sociology of Retirement
  • Living Arrangements of Elderly People
  • Intimate Relationships
  • Dependency and Interdependency
  • Poverty and Inequality in Old Age
  • Images of Ageing
  • Ageing into the Twenty-first Century

Author notes provided by Syndetics

John Bond is Director of the Centre for Health Services Research at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Peter Coleman is Reader in Social Gerontology at the University of Southampton. Sheila Peace is in the School of Health, Welfare and Community Education at The Open University.