The changing demographic profiles of modern societies have led to a growing interest in understanding ageing and later life among those working within the social sciences and humanities. This edited volume addresses the methodological challenges entailed in studying the process of ageing and life course changes, as well as the experience of being old. The book focuses on the theory and practice of doing research, using a wide range of examples and case studies. The contributors, who are prominent researchers in the field, review the range of practices in the use of different methodologies and give in-depth examples, based on their own research experience. The book covers a variety of disciplines and methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative, and a diversity of sources, including fiction, photographs, as well as the traditional social science sources. Researching Ageing and Later Life will be essential reading for those wishing for an insight into the realities of doing research in this area.
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Anne Jamieson is Senior Lecturer in Gerontology at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Course Director for the programmes in gerontology, including an MSc in Life Course Development. She has published in the areas of comparative aspects of health and social policies, evaluation studies, and adult education.
Christina Victor is Professor of Social Gerontology at St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London where she is responsible for the development of postgraduate courses and Course director for two MSc Courses (Health Sciences and Public Health). She has published widely in the social and health aspects of ageing.
Christina Victor is Professor of Social Gerontology at St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London where she is responsible for the development of postgraduate courses and Course director for two MSc Courses (Health Sciences and Public Health). She has published widely in the social and health aspects of ageing.
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New York, Sage Publications, Department of Health, Oxford University Press, Open University Press, Cambridge University Press, Journal of Personality, Second World War, Vera Brittain, British Medical Journal, Mass-Observation Archive, Miss Martin, Age Concern, Critical Approaches, University of Kent, Miss Neal, New Survey, British Society of Gerontology, General Household Survey, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Personal Social Services Research Unit, United States, Van Gogh, Barbara Pym, Family Expenditure Survey New!
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Social gerontology is a diverse and heterogeneous academic activity that includes researchers from a broad variety of disciplines. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Sage Publications, Department of Health, Oxford University Press, Open University Press, Cambridge University Press, Journal of Personality, Second World War, Vera Brittain, British Medical Journal, Mass-Observation Archive, Miss Martin, Age Concern, Critical Approaches, University of Kent, Miss Neal, New Survey, British Society of Gerontology, General Household Survey, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Personal Social Services Research Unit, United States, Van Gogh, Barbara Pym, Family Expenditure Survey New!
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- Critical Approach to Aging and Later in Life by Jamieson on 8 pages
- In a Dry Season (Inspector Banks Novels) by Peter Robinson on page 90, page 91, and page 95
- Realistic Evaluation by Ray Pawson on page 178, page 180, and page 193
- Old Age from Antiquity to Post-Modernity (Routledge Studies in Cultural History, 1) by Paul Johnson on page 49, page 50, and page 133
- Family and Community Life of Older People: Social Networks and Social Support in Three Urban Areas by Miriam Bernard on page 49, page 65, and page 133
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