384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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Older People in Modern Society is an established classic text in its field and through subsequent editions its reputation and that of its author has grown. In this fourth and renamed edition, Anthea Tinker synthesises and discusses a wide range of literature about older people, drawing from fields such as medicine, sociology and social policy and using primary source material to illustrate the... Read more
Editor's prefaceAuthor's preface to the fourth editionAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsPart One. The background 1. Introduction2. A profile of older people3. General review of the literaturePart Two. Needs and how they are met 4. A critical narrative of the main developments in services for older people5. The financial and employment position 6. Health7. Housing8. Personal and other social services9. Some groups with special needs10. Community care - the family11. Community care - support from the wider communityPart Three. Assessment 12. The contribution of older people13. Some general problems14. The topic in perspectivePart Four. Documents BibliographyIndex
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Anthea Tinker
