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Title The family and community life of older people : social networks and social support in three urban areas / by Chris Phillipson [and others].

Publication Info. New York : Routledge, 2001.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Internet  WORLD WIDE WEB E-BOOK EBSCO    Downloadable
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 290 pages)
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Annotation What does it mean to grow old in an urban society? Does the family still care for older people? Family life has changed rapidly over the past fifty years, the growth in the proportion of older people in the population providing a major influence. The Family and Community Life of Older People revisits three areas (Bethnal Green in London, Wolverhampton in the Midlands and Woodford in Essex) which were the subject of classic studies in the late 1940s and 1950s and explores changes to the family and community lives of older people. The book examines issues such as: -- changes in household composition -- changes in the geographical proximity of kin and relatives -- the extent and type of help provided by the family -- contact and relationships with neighbors -- relationships with friends -- involvement in social and leisure activities -- experiences of minority ethnic groups. These questions are explored through a unique set of data including census material and survey data from interviews with over six hundred older people. A key finding is that over the past fifty years we have moved from an old age experienced within the context of the family group to one shaped by personal communities in which friends may feature as significantly as immediate kin and relatives. The Family and Community Life of Older People is a major contribution to the sociology of the family, of ageing, and of urban life and addresses the key social policy issues for an ageing society.
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Local Note EBSCOhost SocINDEX with Full Text
Subject Older people -- England -- London.
Older people -- England -- Wolverhampton.
Older people -- England -- Woodford.
Older people -- Social networks -- England -- London.
Older people -- Social networks -- England -- Wolverhampton.
Older people -- Social networks -- England -- Woodford.
Older people -- Services for -- England -- London.
Older people -- Services for -- England -- Wolverhampton.
Older people -- Services for -- England -- Woodford.
Older people -- Family relationships -- England -- London.
Older people -- Family relationships -- England -- Wolverhampton.
Older people -- Family relationships -- England -- Woodford.
Bethnal Green (London, England)
Older people. (OCoLC)fst01199093
Older people -- Family relationships. (OCoLC)fst01199108
Older people -- Services for. (OCoLC)fst01199127
Older people -- Social networks. (OCoLC)fst01199556
England -- London. (OCoLC)fst01204271
England -- London -- Bethnal Green. (OCoLC)fst01314670
England -- Wolverhampton. (OCoLC)fst01209153
England -- Redbridge -- Woodford. (OCoLC)fst01290388
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Phillipson, Chris.
Other Form: Print version: Family and community life of older people. London ; New York : Routledge, 2001 0415205301 (DLC) 00032211 (OCoLC)43945336
ISBN 9780415205313 (paperback)
041520531X (paperback)
0415205301 (Cloth)
041520531X (Paper)
9780203459058
0203459059
9780415205306
0415205301
0203459059
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