Originally published in 1984, Gerontology: Social and Behavioural Perspectives presents a selection of the contributions from the annual British Society of Gerontology conference, held at the University of Liverpool in 1983. Issues covered include: services for the elderly and their effectiveness, policy issues and privatisation, women and ageing, cross-cultural comparisons, approaches to dementia, and the topics of reminiscence, attitudes, education, retirement, visiting and research utilisation.
Preface. 1. Introduction: Representative Studies of Ageing D.B. Bromley Part One: Dementia 2. The Early Detection of Dementia: A Baseline from Healthy Community Dwelling Old People M.G. Binks and A.D.M. Davies 3. The Early Detection of Dementia: Initial Findings from a Longitudinal Study N. Wood, J.R.M. Copeland, D.M. Forshaw, M.S. Muthu, R. Abed, V.K. Sharma and M.E. Dewey 4. A Community Based Follow-up of Some Suspected Cases of Early Dementia: An Interim Report R.T. Searle 5. The Development of a Standardised Mental State Examination and Computer Assisted Psychiatric Diagnoses for Use in Research with the Community Elderly J.R.M. Copeland, D.M. Forshaw and M.E. Dewey Part Two: Policy and Services 6. Welfare Policy for the Elderly: The Politics of the Periphery? H. Taylor 7. Privatising Residential Care: A Review of Changing Practice and Policy M.L. Johnson 8. A Round-the-Clock Caring Service L. Sawyer 9. Private Lives P. McCoy Part Three: Evaluation of Services 10. The Evaluation of Intensive Domiciliary Care for the Elderly Mentally Ill C. Crosby, R.C. Stevenson and J.R.M. Copeland 11. Evaluation of Long-stay Accommodation for Elderly People J. Bond 12. The Effectiveness of Social Care for the Elderly E.M. Goldberg 13. Exploring Service Variations in the Care of the Elderly: A Voyage into the Interior D.J. Hunter and C. Cantley 14. The Use of Services by the Elderly Three and Twelve Months After Discharge from Hospital C.R. Victor 15. Identifying Excellence in the Care of the Elderly P.P. Mayer Part Four: Cultural Factors 16. Social Customs Affecting the Role of Elderly Women in Indian Society in 1982 A. Merriman 17. Community Care in the United States of America: The Channeling Projects D.R. Fabian 18. The Double Jeopardy of Ageism and Sexism: Media Images of Women C. Itzin 19. Elderly Women and the Challenge of Inequality S. Clayton Part Five: Individual and Social Issues 20. The Value of Reminiscence in Adaption to Old Age: Longitudinal Case Studies Over Ten Years P.G. Coleman 21. Assessing Attitudes Toward Old People J.M. Simpson 22. Residential Separation and Visiting Between Retired Parents and their Sons and Daughters A.M. Warnes 23. Changing Images of Retirement: An Analysis of Representations of Ageing in the Popular Magazine, Retirement Choice M. Featherstone and M. Hepworth 24. Educational Gerontology: Towards a Necessary Discipline? F. Glendenning Part Six: Epilogue 25. Research Utilisation: Another Cinderella? A. Osborn. Details of Contributors. Index.
Biography
D. B. Bromley
