Year: 2020
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Following the introduction to the project and the participants in Part I, this chapter continues the sociohistorical exploration of the evolution of British gerontology begun in Chapter 1. We consider first the political and policy environment out of which gerontology arose and show how it developed across the 20th century and into the current millennium. Paralleling and underlying these developments has been the rapid growth of national and international research and knowledge about ageing and old age. Second, using testimony from the interviews, we examine advances in research and education, noting in particular some of the milestones in gerontology’s evolution in the UK. The chapter draws to a close by assessing the role and contribution made by the British Society of Gerontology (BSG), the professional organisation representing gerontologists in Britain. These discussions are aided by – and can be cross-referenced with – the research and policy timeline in Appendix 1.
Source: Policy Press eBooks
Authors: Miriam Bernard, Mo Ray, Jackie Reynolds
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4285695509