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Ageing, Independence and the Life Course

Edited by Sara Arber and Maria Evandrou

Paperback: £25.00 / $39.95

1993, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-180-0, BIC 2: JKSG

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1. Mapping the territory: ageing independence and the life course, Sara Arber and Maria Evandrou. 2. `Forgotton But Not Gone': the experience of ageing with a disability, Gerry Zarb. 3. Money and independence in old age, Gail Wilson. 4. Food consuption, social roles and personal identity, Glennys Howarth. 5. Ageing, gender and the organisation of physical activities, Kate Bennett and Kevin Morgan. 6. Lifestyles and perceptions of elderly people and old age in Bosnia and Hercegovina, John Vincent and Zelijka Mudrovcic. 7. Emotional and sexual adjustment in later life, H B Gibson. 8. The meaning of home in later life, Craig Gurney and Robin Means. 9. Housing, the life course and older people, David Clapham, Robin Means, and Moira Munro. 10. Class, caring and the life course, Sara Arber and Jay Ginn. 11. Policies and perceptions of identity; service needs of elderly people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, Janet Askham, Lesley Henshaw and Maryrose Tarpey. 12. Institutional Care and the life course, Paul Higgs and Christina Victor. 13. Social security and the life course; developing sensitive policy alternatives, Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham.