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The Elders: A New Generation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2008

Sidney Jones
Sidney Jones
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Adviser in Gerontology, Department of Extra-Mural Studies, University of London.
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Abstract

Drawing upon evidence from Britain, this paper advances the proposition that new generations of older people are experiencing a healthier, materially better off and more satisfying old age. It is argued that both popular and scientific images of later life are out-dated and unduly negative. In advancing this analysis, attention is given to key areas of personal experience and social life: education, leisure and holidays, retirement, voluntary activity, spirituality, economic status, health and political involvement. A re-construction of the societal position of older people is indicated.

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Ageing & Society , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , September 1986, pp. 313 - 331
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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