Ageing in a consumer society: From passive to active consumption in Britain
Author:   Ian Rees Jones ,  Martin Hyde ,  Christina R. Victor ,  Richard D. Wiggins
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
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9781861348821


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 September 2008
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Author:   Ian Rees Jones ,  Martin Hyde ,  Christina R. Victor ,  Richard D. Wiggins
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9781861348821


ISBN 10:   1861348827
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 September 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Social change and later life; The historical evolution of the third age; Cohort, generation and time; Consumption and the changing nature of the household in later life; Later life in consumer society; Income, expenditure and inequalities in later life; Consuming health in later life; Health and social policy: a moving target; Conclusion.

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This book brings together research on later life and the literature on consumption in new ways. It is timely, informative, and thought-provoking. Professor Frank Trentmann, Birkbeck College, London, author of Free Trade Nation: Commerce, Consumption and Civil Society in Modern Britain Please send comp copy to Birkbeck College address


This book brings together research on later life and the literature on consumption in new ways. It is timely, informative, and thought-provoking. Professor Frank Trentmann, Birkbeck College, London, author of Free Trade Nation: Commerce, Consumption and Civil Society in Modern Britain


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Ian Rees Jones is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Wales, Bangor. The research was conducted by Chris Gilleard , Martin Hyde, Christina Victor, Richard Wiggins and Paul Higgs who was Principle investigator on the ESRC project.

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