242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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Local writing on the subject of old age had tended to a fairly uniform approach, focusing on empirical studies of old age as a social problem using census and survey-type data. Little attention had been paid to theory development. Originally published in 1981, this book provides an in-depth study of how old age was experienced in contemporary Australian society at the time. It was the first major... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Aged in Australian Society 3. Old Age as a Sociological Problem 4. Research Site and Method 5. Welfare Service and the Aged 6. Interaction Among the Fellow-Stigmatised 7. Family 8. Stigma, Self and Others 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Cherry Russell
