4th Edition

Older People in Modern Society

By Anthea Tinker Copyright 1997
    384 Pages
    by Routledge

    384 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.



    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

    Biography

    Anthea Tinker