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Life after ninety / by Michael Bury and Anthea Holme.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bury, Michael, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Great Britain--Social conditions.
- Older people.
- Old age--Great Britain.
- Old age.
- Longevity--Great Britain.
- Longevity.
- Life cycle, Human.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-96575-3
- 1-138-97980-5
- 1-280-06015-8
- 1-134-96576-1
- 0-203-32470-6
- 9780203211427
- OCLC:
- 252906737
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