Old People in Three Industrial Societies

Ethel Shanas, Peter Townsend, Dorothy Wedderburn, Henning Kristian Friis, Poul Milhoj, Jan Stehouwer

• Preface 1 Old People in Three Industrial Societies: An Introduction 2 Health and Incapacity in Later Life 3 The Psychology of Health 4 Medical Services 5 Welfare Services and the Family 6 The Structure of the Family 7 The Household and Family Relations of Old People 8 The Family and Social Class 9 Isolation, Desolation , and Loneliness 10 Work and Retirement 11 The Meaning of Work 12 The Financial Resources of Older People: A General Review 13 The Characteristics of Low Income Receivers and the Role of Government 14 Summary and Conclusion