Researching social gerontology : concepts, methods and issues

Author(s)

• Peace, Sheila M.
• British Society of Gerontology

Bibliographic Information

Researching social gerontology : concepts, methods and issues

edited by Sheila M. Peace

Sage in association with the British Society of Gerontology, 1990

• : pbk.

Note

Bibliography: p. 203-220

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This accessible introduction to key concepts, methods and issues in social gerontological research presents a unique view of the research process by focusing on the relationships between conceptual definition and research methodology and between research, policy and practice. At a theoretical level, the text draws on the core gerontological concepts of age, dependency, social support and quality of life to illustrate their complexity, and the difficulties of measurement. On a practical level, the contributors present a number of methodological approaches which have been particularly useful in social gerontological research. Finally, they consider three critical issues: whether old people require special ethical consideration; the prospects for funding; and the importance of disseminating research effectively. Researching Social Gerontology has been specially commissioned by the British Society for Gerontology to outline current thinking in conceptual and methodological development, and the context in which gerontological research is being carried out. As such it will prove stimulating and useful for researchers at all levels, practitioners, policy-makers and those with a more general interest in the ageing process.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CONCEPTS AND MEASUREMENT Age - Bill Bytheway Dependency - David Wilkin Social Support - Hazel Qureshi Quality of Life - Beverley Hughes PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES Whom to Study? Defining the Problem - Graham Fennell Evaluation Research and Experiment in Social Gerontology - David Challis and Robin Darton Doing Ethnography in a Geriatric Unit - Eileen Fairhurst Triangulating Data - Leonie Kellaher, Sheila Peace and Dianne Willcocks Researching Very Old People - Michael Bury and Anthea Holme Doing Biographical Research - Brian Gearing and Tim Dant PART THREE: ISSUES Research Ethics and Older People - Alan Butler The Funding of Social Gerontological Research - Margot Jefferys Making Research Useful and Usable - Avril Osborn and Dianne Willcocks

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Details

• NCID: BA11350697
• ISBN:
  • 0803982844
  • 0803982852
• LCCN: 90061929
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 226 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HQ1061
  • DC20 : 305.26
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Gerontology -- Research
  • LCSH : Aged -- Research