Patricia Kennedy is Senior Lecturer and Suzanne Quin Associate Professor in the School of Applied Social Science at UCD.

"I have no doubt that there will be a demand for a further volume as the current set will be a valuable reference for students of social policy." Sheelagh Broderick, Trinity College Dublin Economic and Social Review 2000

• Introduction, Suzanne Quin and Patricia Kennedy; The social construction of ageing, Maria Pierce; Ageing, the labour market and retirement, Tony Fahey; Poverty and ageing, Martina Prunty; Housing and accommodation for older people, Michelle Norris and Nessa Winston; Older returning emigrants, Joan O'Flynn; Ageing and ethnic minorities/ new communities, Joe Moran; Alzheimer's disease, activism and the pharmaceutical industry, Orla O'Donovan; Health care for older people, Suzanne Quin; Disability in old age, Anne O'Connor. Personal social services and older people, John Brennan; Elder abuse, Ann O'Loughlin; Notes; References; Index.

Patricia Kennedy is Senior Lecturer and Suzanne Quin Associate Professor in the School of Applied Social Science at UCD.

"I have no doubt that there will be a demand for a further volume as the current set will be a valuable reference for students of social policy." Sheelagh Broderick, Trinity College Dublin Economic and Social Review 2000

• Introduction, Suzanne Quin and Patricia Kennedy; The social construction of ageing, Maria Pierce; Ageing, the labour market and retirement, Tony Fahey; Poverty and ageing, Martina Prunty; Housing and accommodation for older people, Michelle Norris and Nessa Winston; Older returning emigrants, Joan O'Flynn; Ageing and ethnic minorities/ new communities, Joe Moran; Alzheimer's disease, activism and the pharmaceutical industry, Orla O'Donovan; Health care for older people, Suzanne Quin; Disability in old age, Anne O'Connor. Personal social services and older people, John Brennan; Elder abuse, Ann O'Loughlin; Notes; References; Index.

Patricia Kennedy is Senior Lecturer and Suzanne Quin Associate Professor in the School of Applied Social Science at UCD.

"I have no doubt that there will be a demand for a further volume as the current set will be a valuable reference for students of social policy." Sheelagh Broderick, Trinity College Dublin Economic and Social Review 2000

• Introduction, Suzanne Quin and Patricia Kennedy; The social construction of ageing, Maria Pierce; Ageing, the labour market and retirement, Tony Fahey; Poverty and ageing, Martina Prunty; Housing and accommodation for older people, Michelle Norris and Nessa Winston; Older returning emigrants, Joan O'Flynn; Ageing and ethnic minorities/ new communities, Joe Moran; Alzheimer's disease, activism and the pharmaceutical industry, Orla O'Donovan; Health care for older people, Suzanne Quin; Disability in old age, Anne O'Connor. Personal social services and older people, John Brennan; Elder abuse, Ann O'Loughlin; Notes; References; Index.