ABSTRACT
Growing Old in the Twentieth Century investigates many aspects of the current debates raging regarding care and provision for the elderly and the very elderly. It will be invaluable to gerontologists, social policy makers, official and unofficial carers, and anyone involved in health care.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|74 pages
Retirement and Structured Dependency
part 2|57 pages
Resources in Old Age
part 3|103 pages
Contemporary Studies of Old People and their Carers
chapter 11|18 pages
Residential Care and the Maintenance of Social Identity
Negotiating the Transition to Institutional Life
chapter 12|12 pages
Bridging the Gap Between Hospital and Home
Two Models of Discharge Care for Elderly People
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