Older People in Modern Society
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Book Description
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 text. She also introduces a number of topics that have attained greater importance since publication of the third edition in 1992, for example, continuing care and the abuse of older people.
Table of Contents
Editor's preface
Author's preface to the fourth edition
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Part One. The background
1. Introduction
2. A profile of older people
3. General review of the literature
Part Two. Needs and how they are met
4. A critical narrative of the main developments in services for older people
5. The financial and employment position
6. Health
7. Housing
8. Personal and other social services
9. Some groups with special needs
10. Community care - the family
11. Community care - support from the wider community
Part Three. Assessment
12. The contribution of older people
13. Some general problems
14. The topic in perspective
Part Four. Documents
Bibliography
Index