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GROWING OLDER IN EUROPE
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| By: |
Alan Walker |
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Paperback |
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£30.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0335215130 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780335215133 |
| Publisher: |
OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 December, 2004 |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Description: |
Offers a European dimension, examining and comparing the quality of life as experienced by older people in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. This book contains case studies by European authors that consider quality of life indicators such as income, housing, employment, physical and mental health, and family and social support. |
| Synopsis: |
This book provides a comprehensive picture of quality of life in old age in five very different European Union countries. Based on systematic review of the evidence in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UIKL by leading national experts the volume constitutes a unique resource for anyone interested in ageing in Europe. As well as covering all the most important issues concerning quality in later life, including physical and mental health, the environments of ageing, employment and income, family and support networks and participation and social integration, each chapter follows a standard format to ensure maximum accessibility of the material presented and comparisons between the countries. A comparative framework is provided in the introductory chapter which also places the five countries in their broad European context. The research evidence contained in this volume has never been available previously in the one place and, therefore, it represents a unique contribution to the literature. The book is intended as a companion volume to the others in the Growing Older series providing the only comparative European perspective.This comparative analysis shows that many similar quality of later life issues are being faced by older people in different EU countries but that the policy and service contexts are quite different, as are the research traditions. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Open University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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