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Researching social gerontology : concepts, methods and issues / edited by Sheila M. Peace. - London : Sage in association with the British Society of Gerontology, 1990. - xi,226p. : ill. ; 24cm.

Bibliography: p203-220. - Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1: CONCEPTS AND MEASUREMENT:- Introduction--1. Age--2. Dependency--3. Social support--4. Quality of life--Part 2: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES:- Introduction--5. Whom to study? Defining the problem--6. Evaluation research and experiment in social gerontology--7. Doing Ethnography in a Geriatric Unit --8. Triangulating data--9. Researching very old people--10. Doing biographical research--Part 3: ISSUES:- Introduction--11. Research ethics and older people--12. The funding of social gerontological research--13. Making research useful and usable.

The contributors discuss concepts in gerontology, presenting the subject both theoretically and practically. They provide information on a number of methodological approaches to research which have proved useful. The text assesses whether old people require special ethical consideration.

ISBN: 9780803982857 (pbk) : £10.95 9780803982840 (cased) : £27.50 0803982852 (pbk.)

LCCN: 90061929

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gerontology--Research
Aged--Research
Sociology & anthropology
Social work
Psychology of ageing
Age groups: the elderly
Care of the elderly

Subjects--Index Terms: Man Ageing Social aspects

LC Class. No.: HQ1061

Dewey Class. No.: 362.6072 PEA