The Evolution of British Gerontology : : Personal Perspectives and Historical Developments / / Miriam Bernard, Mo Ray, Jackie Reynolds.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Bernard, Miriam,; Ray, Mo,; Reynolds, Jackie,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Any de publicació: 2020
• Idioma: English
• Descripció física: 1 online resource (322 p.)
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; The ageing of British gerontology --; Gerontology and gerontologists --; British gerontologists: who’s who --; Learning from the past --; The development of gerontology --; Key themes in gerontology’s evolution --; Lives and careers in gerontology --; Becoming and being a gerontologist --; The personal and the professional --; Do gerontologists retire? --; Informing the future --; New directions for gerontology --; Timeline: policies, research programmes, organisations and key events --; Conference themes, sub-themes and selected topics, 1971–2018 --; Bibliography --; Index
• Sumari: Half a century of UK gerontology research, theory, policy and practice are under the spotlight in this landmark critical review of the subject that places the country’s achievements in an international context. Drawing on the archives of the British Society of Gerontology and interviews with dozens of the most influential figures in the field, it provides a comprehensive picture of key developments and issues and looks to the future to plot new directions in thinking. This is the story of the remarkable progress of gerontology, told through the eyes of those who have led it.
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781447343110; 9783111196718
• Accés: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Miriam Bernard, Mo Ray, Jackie Reynolds.

Half a century of UK gerontology research, theory, policy and practice are under the spotlight in this landmark critical review of the subject that places the country’s achievements in an international context. Drawing on the archives of the British Society of Gerontology and interviews with dozens...