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The social world of older people
— [on cover title]: understanding loneliness and social isolation in later life | | Author(s) | Christina Victor, Sasha Scambler, John Bond |
| Publisher | Open University Press, Maidenhead, 2009 |
| Pages | 262 pp (Growing older series) |
| Source | Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education, McGraw-Hill House, Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 2QL. Email: enquiries@openup.co.uk Website: http://www.openup.co.uk |
| Keywords | Loneliness ; Isolation ; Living alone ; Personal relationships ; Quality of life ; Social surveys ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | The focus in on understanding and describing the social world of older people in terms of social relations and social engagement. The authors take as their exemplar Peter Townsend's 'The family life of older people' (1957) to reflect on the many changes in society and social ties since studies such as that. A particular focus is isolation and loneliness, and the authors give an overview of methods and measures used in their research, which was part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Growing Older (GO) Programme (1999-2004). Specifically, the study aims to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of later life, by examining the extent, meaning and relationship of isolation, loneliness and living alone; and to contribute to policy and practice by identifying factors protective against isolation and loneliness. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100518002 B |
| Classmark | DV: TP: K8: DS: F:59: 3F: 3A:6KC |
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