Year: 1988
Type: article
Abstract: COMMENTRiley's overview reminds us that social change and ageing interact.Social policy which has been informed by research undertaken in earlier decades may no longer be appropriate.Not only might the expectations and perceptions of more recent cohorts of elderly people differ, but the social, political, economic and cultural systems have changed.What is apposite in the 1960s may not be right for the 1990s.We should therefore discount neither studies like this which provide contra-indications nor those, like that reported in the previous abstract, which replicate earlier studies.Sociology and social policy are not static: both disciplines are constantly evolving new theories and methods to maintain relevance in our ever-changing world.
Source: Ageing and Society
Author: Patrick Rabbitt
Institution: University of Manchester
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2052942928