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Two The historical evolution of the third age

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Abstract

This chapter takes a look at the evolution of the ‘third age’ in British society, and traces its growth as a concept and as a social and cultural space. It uses various demographic and historical data, and presents various typologies and periodisations of the ‘third age’. The discussion also studies the ways in which it is expressed and reproduced in different social contexts. Several terms such as ‘generation X’, ‘baby boomers’, and ‘sixties hippies’ are introduced.

Abstract

This chapter takes a look at the evolution of the ‘third age’ in British society, and traces its growth as a concept and as a social and cultural space. It uses various demographic and historical data, and presents various typologies and periodisations of the ‘third age’. The discussion also studies the ways in which it is expressed and reproduced in different social contexts. Several terms such as ‘generation X’, ‘baby boomers’, and ‘sixties hippies’ are introduced.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. List of tables and figures v
  4. Acknowledgements ix
  5. Notes on the authors xi
  6. Social change and later life 1
  7. The historical evolution of the third age 13
  8. Cohort, generation and time 29
  9. Consumption and the changing nature of the household in later life 41
  10. Later life in consumer society 49
  11. Income, expenditure and inequalities in later life 61
  12. Consuming health in later life 77
  13. Health and social policy: a moving target 97
  14. Conclusion 113
  15. References 121
  16. Appendix: Methods and data 139
  17. Index 143
Ageing in a consumer society
Ein Kapitel aus dem Buch Ageing in a consumer society
https://doi.org/10.56687/9781847423627-005

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. List of tables and figures v
  4. Acknowledgements ix
  5. Notes on the authors xi
  6. Social change and later life 1
  7. The historical evolution of the third age 13
  8. Cohort, generation and time 29
  9. Consumption and the changing nature of the household in later life 41
  10. Later life in consumer society 49
  11. Income, expenditure and inequalities in later life 61
  12. Consuming health in later life 77
  13. Health and social policy: a moving target 97
  14. Conclusion 113
  15. References 121
  16. Appendix: Methods and data 139
  17. Index 143
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