Ageing in a consumer society : from passive to active consumption 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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Jones, Ian Rees
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2008.
Series:Ageing and the lifecourse.
Subjects:
Older consumers > Great Britain.
Older consumers > Great Britain > Attitudes.
Consumption (Economics) > Great Britain.
Older people > Great Britain > Social conditions.
Consommateurs âgés > Grande-Bretagne.
Consommateurs âgés > Grande-Bretagne > Attitudes.
Personnes âgées > Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
Consumption (Economics)
Older consumers.
Older people > Social conditions.
Great Britain.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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