Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-138) and index.
Ageing in a consumer society; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on the authors; 1. Social change and later life; 2. The historical evolution of the third age; 3. Cohort, generation and time; 4. Consumption and the changing nature of the household in later life; 5. Later life in consumer society; 6. Income, expenditure and inequalities in later life; 7. Consuming health in later life; 8. Health and social policy: a moving target; 9. Conclusion; References; Appendix: Methods and data; Index.
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This book provides a unique critical perspective on the changing nature of later life by examining the engagement of older people with consumer society in Britain since the 1960s.
JSTOR
22573/ctt8hhx8j
1861348827
Consumption (Economics)-- Great Britain.
Older consumers-- Great Britain-- Attitudes.
Older consumers-- Great Britain.
Older people-- Great Britain-- Social conditions.
Consumption (Economics)
Older consumers.
Older people-- Social conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.