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Why do we need to know about adult lives? As western industrialised societies experience demographic change, the proportion of adults compared to children and young people becomes more dominant extending life into advanced old age. Understanding the implications of this change requires detailed consideration of the life course and an awareness of ageing. Adult lives are defined by the experience of history, are structurally specific, and draw upon different interpersonal, lifestyle and cultural resources. Adult lives: a life course perspective, is a diverse collection of academic articles and personal views representing different experiences at different stages of adulthood. These readings constitute a shared life course perspective from which to consider the inter-relationships of how we all live and work together in an ageing society. Its holistic approach will appeal to everyone with an interest in ageing including practitioners and those developing policy in the field of health and social care. This Reader is essential reading for those who wish to understand how lives can be transformed through policy and practice.

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The editors work in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University, UK. Dr. Jeanne Katz is a medical sociologist whose research has focused on the care of older people in different environments; Sheila Peace is Professor of Social Gerontology, and a human geographer by first discipline with expertise in environment and ageing research; Sue Spurr is a curriculum manager in the Faculty, and is undertaking a doctorate in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

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ISBN 10 :  1447300440 ISBN 13 :  9781447300441
Editeur : Policy Press, 2011
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