1. Daily Lives

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction xiii
6. 1. Daily Lives 1
7. 2. Institutionalizing the Dependent Elderly: The First Old Age Homes 36
8. 3. The Family and Intergenerational Support 73
9. 4. Property and the Culture of Entitlement 100
10. 5. Agency among Old Age Pensioners 130
11. 6. Organizing Politically: The First Grey Lobby 156
12. 7. Shifting Policies of Old Age Pensions 186
13. 8. Conclusion 218
14. Notes 227
15. A Note on Sources 277
16. Index 281