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Researching social gerontology : concepts, methods and issues / edited by Sheila M. Peace.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Sage in association with the British Society of Gerontology, 1990.Description: xi,226p. : ill. ; 24cmISBN:
  • 9780803982857 (pbk) :
  • 9780803982840 (cased) :
  • 0803982852 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.6072 PEA
LOC classification:
  • HQ1061
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.6072 PEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 121687
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.6072 PEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 125716
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.6072 PEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 125717
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.6072 PEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 125718
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.6072 PEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 110387

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.

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