Researching ageing and later life : the practice of social gerontology /
Contributor(s): Jamieson, Anne | Victor, Christina R.
Publisher: Buckingham ; Philadelphia, PA : Open University Press, 2002Description: xi, 275 p. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0335208215; 9780335208210:; 0335208207 (pbk.).Subject(s): Gerontology -- Methodology | Gerontology | Aging -- Research -- Methodology | Gerontology -- Research | Old age -- Research -- Methodology | Old age -- Research | Old age -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 305.26072 Summary: This volume addresses the methodological challenges entailed in studying the process of ageing and life course changes, as well as the experience of being old. The book focuses on the theory and practice of doing research, using a wide range of examples and case studies.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume addresses the methodological challenges entailed in studying the process of ageing and life course changes, as well as the experience of being old. The book focuses on the theory and practice of doing research, using a wide range of examples and case studies.