Life After Ninety

Download or read book Life After Ninety written by Michael Bury and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-22 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Life After Ninety Micheal Bury and Anthea Holme have surveyed and interviewed 200 individuals, living at home and in institutions, to examine old age stereotypes and present a unique picture of the health, quality of life, and social circumstances of the very old. Longevity and the factors which promote it are also discussed, and throughout the book the concept of the 'life course' is employed, which brings together the biographical experiences of individuals, and the changing historical circumstances of the twentieth century, through which they have lived.