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Recent socio-economic and demographic changes, such as increasing female labour force participation, rises in the age at which children leave home and improvements in longevity are all likely to increase the number of people 'caught in the middle' - that is, individuals juggling paid work and caring responsibilities, while still supporting their own children. This is the first book in Britain to explore the changes in economic and social roles in Britain over the last 20 years and to investigate the relationship between such roles and a range of indicators of quality of life, including economic resources, health and social activities. The implications for policy makers, especially in the area of pensions and welfare benefits, are discussed.

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Maria Evandrou is Reader in Gerontology at the Institute of Gerontology, King's College London and Director of the ESRC SAGE Research Group. She has carried out research on a wide range of issues concerning the lives of older people and their carers, including health, dependency, pensions, financial resources, formal and informal sources of support; the retirement prospects of future cohorts of elders; access to health and social services; and the health and socio-economic position of minority ethnic elders in Britain. She has written widely on these issues. Karen Glaser is a Senior Lecturer in Gerontology at the Institute of Gerontology, King's College London. She received her PhD from the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has conducted comparative research on family support among older people in Britain, Europe and Latin America.

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