Old and Alone: A Sociological Study of Old People

by Jeremy Tunstall

Overview

lonely, at least sometime. About a million were actually socially isolated in terms of low level and frequency of social contact. Mr Tunstall also uses a fourth category of aloneness – namely anomie (as developed by Durkheim, Merton, and Srole).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032701875
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/10/2024
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Aging
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

I. Introduction and Summary  Part I: Forms of Being Alone  II. Living Alone  III. Social Isolation  IV. Loneliness  V. Anomie  Part II: Groups at Risk  VI. Single  VII. Recently Widowed  VIII. Housebound  Part III: Private Pursuits and Public Provision  IX. Use of Time  X. Money  XI. Social Services  Part IV: Discussion  XII. Personality  XIII. Social Theory  XIV. Social Policy.  Selected Bibliography.  Appendix 1: Method.  Appendix 2: Questionnaires.  Appendix 3: Scoring Social Isolation.  Index.

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