Researching Ageing And Later Life

Anne Jamieson is Senior Lecturer in Gerontology at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Course Director for the programmes in gerontology, including an MSc in Life Course Development. She has published in the areas of comparative aspects of health and social policies, evaluation studies, and adult education. Christina Victor is Professor of Social Gerontology at St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London where she is responsible for the development of postgraduate courses and Course director for two MSc Courses (Health Sciences and Public Health). She has published widely in the social and health aspects of ageing.

• IntroductionPart 1: The who, what and how of social gerontologyTheory and practice in social gerontologyStrategies and methods in the study of ageing and later lifePart 2:Using existing sourcesUsing documentary materialResearching the pastUsing existing research and statistical dataSecondary data analysisUsing the Mass Observation ArchiveUsing 'cultural products' in researching images of ageingPart 3:Creating new dataDoing longitudinal researchDoing Life history researchDoing case study research in psychologyDoing diary based researchDoing evaluation of health and social care interventionsPart 4: The roles and responsibilities of the researcherResearching ageing in different culturesEthical issues in researching later lifeThe role of older people in researchThe use of gerontological research in policy and practiceReferencesAppendix: Web resourcesIndex.