Family and Community Life of Older People - 9780415205306

Taylor & Francis

Reflects interest in how older people are affected by social change which is a key theme in social science that looks set to continue as more people are living for longer. > \nFamily life has changed rapidly over te past fifty years and the number of people living longer increases year on year Family and Community Life of Older People revisits three areas (Bethnal Green in London, Wolverhampton in the Midlands and Woodford in Essex) which were the subject of classic studies in the late 1940s and 1950s and explores changes to the family and community lives of older people. The book examines issues such as:\n*changes in household composition\n*changes in the geographical proximity of kin and relatives\n*the extent and type of help provided by the family\n*contact and relationships with neighbours\n*relationships with friends\n*involvement in social and leisure activities\n*experiences of minority ethnic groups.\nThese questions are explored through a unique set of data including cenn