Capitalism and the construction of old age / Chris Phillipson.

  • Phillipson, Chris.
Date:
1982
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Publication/Creation

London : Macmillan, 1982.

Physical description

xiv, 188 pages ; 23 cm.

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Bibliographic information

Bibliography: p. [172]-183.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

Introduction: capitalism and the elderly -- The social context of ageing and retirement -- The emergence of retirement -- Men in retirement and old age -- Women in retirement and old age -- State legislation and the elderly -- Care and control of the elderly -- Political struggle and organisation -- Capitalism, socialism and the construction of old age.

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ISBN

  • 0333286421
  • 9780333286425
  • 0333286448
  • 9780333286449