Older people's experiences of community life: Patterns of neighbouring in three urban areas

Citation

Phillipson C, Bernard M, Phillips J & Ogg J (1999) Older people's experiences of community life: Patterns of neighbouring in three urban areas. Sociological Review, 47 (4), pp. 715-743. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.00193

Abstract
This paper examines changes to the community life of older people living in three urban areas of England: Bethnal Green, Wolverhampton and Woodford. All three were the subject cf classic community studies in the 1940s and 1950s, these providing rich material about the lives of groups such as elderly people. Using this earlier research as a baseline, the paper presents data on how the experience cf living in urban neighbourhoods has changed for older people in the intervening years. The article reviews the relationship between elderly people and their neighbours, drawing on quantitative as well as qualitative data. In conclusion, the paper identifies a number of general arguments pointing to the value of a community and locality perspective for understanding the impact of social changes on later life.

Journal
Sociological Review: Volume 47, Issue 4

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