Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 148 p)
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ill
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
1861348835
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1861348827
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9781861348838
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9781861348821
Series Statement:
Ageing and the lifecourse
Content:
This book provides a unique critical perspective on the changing nature of later life by examining the engagement of older people with consumer society in Britain since the 1960s
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-138) and index
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Ageing in a consumer society; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on the authors; 1. Social change and later life; 2. The historical evolution of the third age; 3. Cohort, generation and time; 4. Consumption and the changing nature of the household in later life; 5. Later life in consumer society; 6. Income, expenditure and inequalities in later life; 7. Consuming health in later life; 8. Health and social policy: a moving target; 9. Conclusion; References; Appendix: Methods and data; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Print version Ageing in a Consumer Society : From Passive to Active Consumption in Britain
Language:
English
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