Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the authors
- one Social change and later life
- two The historical evolution of the third age
- three Cohort, generation and time
- four Consumption and the changing nature of the household in later life
- five Later life in consumer society
- six Income, expenditure and inequalities in later life
- seven Consuming health in later life
- eight Health and social policy: a moving target
- nine Conclusion
- References
- Appendix: Methods and data
- Index
Notes on the authors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 January 2022
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the authors
- one Social change and later life
- two The historical evolution of the third age
- three Cohort, generation and time
- four Consumption and the changing nature of the household in later life
- five Later life in consumer society
- six Income, expenditure and inequalities in later life
- seven Consuming health in later life
- eight Health and social policy: a moving target
- nine Conclusion
- References
- Appendix: Methods and data
- Index
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- Ageing in a Consumer SocietyFrom Passive to Active Consumption in Britain, pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2008