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Edited Evandrou - Ageing, Independence and the Life Course - 9781853021800 - V9781853021800
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Ageing, Independence and the Life Course

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Description for Ageing, Independence and the Life Course Paperback. Using a life course approach, which emphasises the importance of recognising the effects of different life experiences on different groups of individuals and the interlinkage between phases of the life course, the book explores the ways in which bases of structural advantage and disadvantage have cumulative impacts on the situation of older people. Editor(s): Arber, Sara; Evandrou, Maria. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.

`It is impossible in a short review to do justice to all those individual contributions, most of which are interesting in their own right … Whilst this book is likely to be of particular interest to gerontologists looking for recent developments in approaches to ageing, many of the chapters also address policy issues related to care, housing and social security.'

Social Policy

`The book merits detailed study and should send ripples, if not waves, in a variety of directions. The wide range of topics that are covered should ensure that the papers will be of considerable value to ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853021800
SKU
V9781853021800
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Edited Evandrou
Sara Arber is a Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Surrey. Maria Evandrou is a Visiting Fellow at the King's Fund Policy Institute, and Associate Research Fellow on the Welfare State Programme, STICERD, London School of Economics.

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