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| Peter Townsend (1928-2009) | | Author(s) | Alan Walker |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 29, part 7, October 2009 |
| Pages | pp 1007-1013 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Universities ; Biographies. |
| Annotation | An appreciation of the work of Professor Peter Townsend as sociologist, foundation social gerontologist, social policy analyst and campaigner. David Walker comments that Peter Townsend's interest in the sociology of ageing and later life began at Cambridge in the late 1940s, and that then with Brian Abel-Smith, there were PEP (1954) and Fabian Society (1955) pamphlets on pensions. Walker concentrates on Peter Townsend's four main books on old age: 'The family life of old people' (1957); 'The last refuge' (1962); 'Old people in three industrial societies' (with Shana et al, 1968); and 'The aged in the welfare state' (with Dorothy Wedderburn, 1965). Because much of this work was published more than 40 years ago, it is cited less often than it should be. Peter Townsend's role as a campaigner for a national superannuation scheme and in tackling poverty is acknowledged, but he will be remembered as much for being one of the main founders of social gerontology as a discipline. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-0901001201 A |
| Classmark | BG: V5: 67 |
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