Prime Time: A History of the Middle Aged in Twentieth-Century Britain

by John Benson

Overview

Numerous studies consider the history of childhood, adolescence and old age, yet the middle aged, consistently the most productive and powerful of age groups have been consistently ignored. In this pioneering study John Benson considers how perceptions and experience of middle age have changed, and how its power-base has diminished, affected by the steady ageing of the population the increasing independence of the yound and growing economic insecurity. This thought-provoking study also illuminates the whole economic, social and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582256576
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/24/1997
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.
2. Meanings and Numbers.
3. Health.
4. Work, Wealth and Consumption.
5. Family Relationships.
6. Attitudes.
7. Conclusion.