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The shift of services from acute hospitals to general practice
requires clinicians to become actively involved in the process of
change. This book sets out to demonstrate that with careful
planning, implementation and evaluation of this process, problems
can be avoided and the quality of service enhanced. The authors
demonstrate a clear understanding of the practical issues involved
and their evident enthusiasm for the opportunities now available
will stimulate innovation in hospital staff, the health care team
in general practice and NHS managers responsible for the delivery
of a more efficient and responsible service.
The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the
globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living
longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and
independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs.
This timely and ground-breaking volume will provide an up-to-date
overview of the factors that promote physical activity in later
life. Despite advances in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics,
sports and exercise science, sociology, health psychology, and
public health, knowledge is largely contained within disciplines as
reflected in the current provision of academic texts on this
subject. To truly address the present and substantial societal
challenges of population ageing, a multidisciplinary and
collaborative approach is required. This handbook will inform
researchers, students, and practitioners on the current evidence
base for what physical activities need to be promoted among older
people and how they can be implemented to maximise engagement. This
handbook will be an invaluable resource for researchers,
practitioners, policy makers, and students across the social
sciences.
The ageing of the population has enormous implications for the
provision of, and access to, health care. Christina Victor's
important textbook provides comprehensive overview of the
experiences of older people, chapters on physical health, mental
health, disability and lifestyle, a thesis of current policy
developments, the key debates on the future health of elders and an
international, up-to-date perspective. Written by a leader in the
field, the book covers key questions such as the fitness of future
older people, the widening inequalities in their health and whether
health in old age is related to habits and behaviour in earlier
life.
The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the
globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living
longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and
independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs.
This timely and ground-breaking volume will provide an up-to-date
overview of the factors that promote physical activity in later
life. Despite advances in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics,
sports and exercise science, sociology, health psychology, and
public health, knowledge is largely contained within disciplines as
reflected in the current provision of academic texts on this
subject. To truly address the present and substantial societal
challenges of population ageing, a multidisciplinary and
collaborative approach is required. This handbook will inform
researchers, students, and practitioners on the current evidence
base for what physical activities need to be promoted among older
people and how they can be implemented to maximise engagement. This
handbook will be an invaluable resource for researchers,
practitioners, policy makers, and students across the social
sciences.
Old age is part of the life cycle about which there are numberous myths and stereotypes. The appropriateness or otherwise of these myths is evaluated by Christina Victor using detailed statistical material from a biographical and anthropological perspective.;This edition of this review of the present and future needs of the elderly provides an up-to-date overview of the position of older people in late-20th century Britain. It examines their social and economic circumstances and the main policy issues including pensions, housing, health and social care. Data from Britain and other countries completes the revision of this standard work for social and health workers, sociologists and social policy analysts at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.;This book should serve as a useful introduction to the characteristics of older people in a modern industrial society. It should be of interest to Project 2000 (adult branch) and MSc students of social gerontology and social policy.
The ageing of the population has enormous implications for the
provision of, and access to, health care. Christina Victor's
important textbook provides comprehensive overview of the
experiences of older people, chapters on physical health, mental
health, disability and lifestyle, a thesis of current policy
developments, the key debates on the future health of elders and an
international, up-to-date perspective. Written by a leader in the
field, the book covers key questions such as the fitness of future
older people, the widening inequalities in their health and whether
health in old age is related to habits and behaviour in earlier
life.
Targeted as the 'grey consumer', people retiring now participated
in the creation of the post-war consumer culture. These consumers
have grown older but have not stopped consuming. Based on extensive
analysis over two years, this unique book examines the engagement
of older people with consumer society in Britain since the 1960s.
It charts the changes in the experience of later life in the UK
over the last 50 years, the rise of the 'individualised consumer
citizen' and what this means for health and social policies. The
book will appeal to students, lecturers, researchers and policy
analysts. It will provide material for teaching on undergraduate
courses and postgraduate courses in sociology, social policy and
social gerontology. It will also have considerable appeal to
private industry engaged with older consumers as well as to
voluntary and non-governmental organisations addressing ageing in
Britain.
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. People retiring
now are those who participated in the creation of the post-war
consumer culture. These consumers have grown older but have not
stopped consuming; their choices and behaviour are products of the
collective histories of both cohort and generation. The book is
based on extensive analysis over two years of large UK survey data
sets and charts the changes in the experience of later life in the
UK over the last 50 years. Individual chapters address social
change and later life, the 'third age' in consumer society,
concepts of age, cohort and generation, inequalities in income and
expenditure and the evolution of health and social policy.The book
will appeal to students, lecturers, researchers and policy
analysts. It will provide material for teaching on undergraduate
courses and postgraduate courses in sociology, social policy and
social gerontology. It will also have considerable appeal to
private industry engaged with older consumers as well as to
voluntary and non-governmental organisations addressing ageing in
Britain.
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