..Chris Phillipson is Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology at the University of Keele. Currently Director of Keelen++s Institute of Ageing and President of the British Society of Gerontology, he has a specialist interest in the sociology and social policy of family life in old age, and has researched and published extensively in this area.
..Allison E. Smith is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Social Gerontology at Keele University. She is currently completing her doctoral research which focuses on the experiences of older people living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods of cities in England and Canada.
Introduction Ageing in urban environments | |
Setting the scene: the empirical study | |
Perceptions of the neighbourhood | |
Poverty and social exclusion | |
Social relationships Using services | |
Quality of life in urban areas | |
Everyday lives of older people | |
Conclusion and policy implications | |
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