The Family Life of Old People: An Inquiry in East London

by Peter Townsend

First published in 1957, The Family Life of Old People opens with the question: Are old people isolated from their families? Thereafter, the author describes the results of intensive interviews with people of pensionable age in Bethnal Green in East London. Part one shows that most people are members of closely-knit extended families of three generations, often living in separate households in adjoining streets. The life of these families...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032560061
• ISBN13: 9781032560069
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"