The Family Life of Old People

An Inquiry in East London

Peter Townsend

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Routledge
31 July 2023

Age groups: the elderly; Sociology: family & relationships

Series: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1957, The Family Life of Old People opens with the question: Are old people isolated from their families? Thereafter, the author describes the results of intensive interviews with people of pensionable age in Bethnal Green in East London. Part one shows that most people are members of closely-knit extended families of three generations, often living in separate households in adjoining streets. The life of these families is of absorbing interest and the social structure of the home, the system of family care and the domestic, economic and social relationships between husbands and their wives, and between old people and their children and brothers and sisters, are carefully analysed. Part two discusses the social problems of old age against this background. This book will be of interest to students of sociology and gerontology.

By: Peter Townsend
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 716g
ISBN: 9781032560069
ISBN 10: 1032560061
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 31 July 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Townsend