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Record Nr.

UNISA996197562503316

Autore

Bury Michael <1945, >

Titolo

Life after ninety / / Michael Bury and Anthea Holme ; foreword by Margot Jefferys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1991

ISBN

1-134-96575-3

1-138-97980-5

1-280-06015-8

1-134-96576-1

0-203-32470-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HolmeAnthea

JefferysMargot

Disciplina

305.26/0941

Soggetti

Older people - Great Britain - Social conditions

Old age - Great Britain

Longevity - Great Britain

Life cycle, Human

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword by Margot Jefferys; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and note on names; Introduction; THE STUDY INTRODUCED; THE PEOPLE INTRODUCED; LONGEVITY AND POSSIBLE INFLUENCES; HEALTH AND DISABILITY; THE QUALITY OF LIFE; EVERYDAY LIFE; DEPENDENCY AND CHOICE; SUPPORT AND CARE; THE ISSUES DISCUSSED; Appendix 1: Method of study; Appendix 2: Supplementary tables; Notes; References; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

In Life After Ninety Micheal Bury and Anthea Holme have surveyed and interviewed 200 individuals, living at home and in institutions, to examine old age stereotypes and present a unique picture of the health, quality of life, and social circumstances of the very old. Longevity and the factors which promote it are also discussed, and throughout the book the concept of the 'life course' is employed, which



brings together the biographical experiences of individuals, and the changing historical circumstances of the twentieth century, through which they have lived.