02931nam 2200685Ia 450 991017099020332120200520144314.01-134-96575-31-138-97980-51-280-06015-81-134-96576-10-203-32470-610.4324/9780203211427 (CKB)111056485333952(EBL)179799(OCoLC)252906737(SSID)ssj0000301726(PQKBManifestationID)11235529(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301726(PQKBWorkID)10264248(PQKB)10979039(MiAaPQ)EBC179799(Au-PeEL)EBL179799(CaPaEBR)ebr10060828(CaONFJC)MIL6015(EXLCZ)9911105648533395219900404d1991 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLife after ninety /by Michael Bury and Anthea Holme1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19911 online resource (213 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-04165-1 0-203-21142-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 indexIn 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.Older peopleGreat BritainSocial conditionsOld ageGreat BritainLongevityGreat BritainLife cycle, HumanOlder peopleSocial conditions.Old ageLongevityLife cycle, Human.305.26/0941Bury Michael1945-727725Holme Anthea934526MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910170990203321Life after ninety4202209UNINA