The Social World of Older People: Understanding Loneliness and Social Isolation in Later Life by Christina Victor

The Social World of Older People: Understanding Loneliness and Social Isolation in Later Life by Christina Victor

This book provides a detailed account of loneliness and social isolation as experienced by older people living in Britain.

Christina Victor is Professor in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Reading, UK. She has edited two books for Open University Press; Critical Approaches to Ageing and Later Life (1997) and Researching Ageing and Later Life (2002).

Sasha Scambler is Lecturer in Sociology at Kings College London Dental Institute. Her interests include the sociology of chronic illness and disability, social theory and the sociology of later life.

John Bond is Professor of Social Gerontology and Health Services Research and Deputy Director of the Institute of Health and Society and a member of the Institute for Ageing and Health, based at Newcastle University, UK. He is co-author of Quality of Life and Older People (Open University Press, 2004).

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ISBN 13	9780335215218
ISBN 10	0335215211
Title	The Social World of Older People: Understanding Loneliness and Social Isolation in Later Life
Author	Christina Victor
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Open University Press
Year published	2008-12-16
Number of pages	272
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