ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1984, Gerontology: Social and Behavioural Perspectives presents a selection of the contributions from the annual British Society of Gerontology conference, held at the University of Liverpool in 1983. Issues covered include: services for the elderly and their effectiveness, policy issues and privatisation, women and ageing, cross-cultural comparisons, approaches to dementia, and the topics of reminiscence, attitudes, education, retirement, visiting and research utilisation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|32 pages
Dementia
chapter Chapter Two|7 pages
The Early Detection of Dementia. A Baseline from Healthy Community Dwelling Old People
chapter Chapter Three|6 pages
The Early Detection of Dementia. Initial Findings From a Longitudinal Study
chapter Chapter Four|9 pages
A Community Based Follow up of Some Suspected Cases of Early Dementia. An Interim Report
part Two|40 pages
Policy and Services
chapter Chapter Seven|10 pages
Privatising Residential Care. A Review of Changing Practice and Policy
part Three|72 pages
Evaluation of Services
chapter Chapter Ten|9 pages
The Evaluation of Intensive Domiciliary Care for the Elderly Mentally Ill
chapter Chapter Thirteen|20 pages
Exploring Service Variations in the Care of the Elderly. A Voyage into the Interior
chapter Chapter Fourteen|16 pages
The use of Services by the Elderly Three and Twelve Months after Discharge from Hospital
part Four|44 pages
Cultural Factors
chapter Chapter Sixteen|12 pages
Social Customs Affecting the Role of Elderly Women in Indian Society 1982
chapter Chapter Seventeen|7 pages
Community Care in the United States of America: The Channeling Projects
part Five|44 pages
Individual and Social Issues
chapter Chapter Twenty|11 pages
The Value of Reminiscence in Adaptation to Old Age. Longitudinal Case Studies Over Ten Years
chapter Chapter Twenty-two|6 pages
Residential Separation and Visiting Between Retired Parents and Their Sons and Daughters
chapter Chapter Twenty-three|6 pages
Changing Images of Retirement. An Analysis of Representations of Ageing in the Popular Magazine Retirement Choice
part Six|10 pages
Epilogue