ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1985, Ageing: Recent Advances and Creative Responses contains a selection of the papers contributed to the British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference, held in Leeds in September 1984. The book examines some of the positive and innovative multi-disciplinary work which is going on in the field of human ageing, placing particular emphasis on issues such as: the use of leisure in later life; association and friendship; innovations in the funding of services; the political and social views of older people themselves; the importance of an adequate income and appropriate housing; the psychologist’s role in prevention and early detection of disorders, and work in the community.
The book will be of value to all academics, policy makers and practitioners with an interest in human ageing and later life, the health and social difficulties encountered by this age group, and the positive responses that can be made by both the providers of services and the elderly themselves.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|28 pages
The Overview
part Two|90 pages
Leisure, Friendship and Association
chapter Chapter Four|16 pages
Listening to the voices of Older Women: Creativity and Social work Responses
chapter Chapter Ten|10 pages
Leisure Activities of the Elderly in Urban Shopping Centres: A Case Study Analysis
part Three|102 pages
Aspects of Social Welfare
chapter Chapter Eleven|12 pages
Short-term Funded Projects: A Creative Response to an Ageing Population?
chapter Chapter Thirteen|18 pages
Welfare Benefits and the Elderly: Some Preliminary Results from the G.L.C. take up Campaign
chapter Chapter Sixteen|11 pages
Report of Pilot Study of Delayed Discharges from Hospital: Liverpool 1983-84
part Four|80 pages
Developments in Psychology