"Many ethnographic monographs are praise-worthy on conceptual and methodological grounds; some combine solid contributions to knowledge with trenchant social-policy recommendations; a few are eminently readable. This work . . . is excellent on all three counts. For academic libraries at all levels and public libraries." —Choice
A compelling and touching portrait of the problems of growing old. This pioneering study compares the ways two groups have adapted to, and coped with, being aged in contemporary urban society.
Introduction
1 Opportunities and Constraints 2 Kinship 3 The Urban Context: Old Neighborhoods and Social Networks 4 Friendship, Neighborhood, and Kinship: Interrelated Networks in Cornell 5 Friendship, Neighborhood, and Kinship: Interrelated Networks in Leeds 6 Adjustment to an Old-Age Role 7 The Sociology and Anthropology of the Elderly: Studies and Proposals
Appendix A: Aide-Memoire and Case History Schema Appendix B: Charts Detailing Life History Data and Exchange Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
