Description

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This book looks critically at how gerontological knowledge in the UK has developed and changed over the last half century, framed by knowledge of the international gerontological literature and research. Rather than concentrating on reviewing and synthesizing the accumulated body of gerontological research, it looks instead at what can be learned from interviews with people who have been active in building the UK's gerontological knowledge base since the establishment of the British Society of Gerontology (BSG) in 1971, supplemented with a detailed examination of the Society's archives (held at the Centre for Policy on Ageing in London).

About the Author

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Miriam Bernard is professor of social gerontology at Keele University, UK. Mo Ray is professor of health and social care integration at the University of Lincoln, UK. Jackie Reynolds is research associate in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Keele University, UK.

Praise For…

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“This book is a wonderful journey through the dynamic and ongoing life of the discipline of gerontology in the UK, viewed through the eyes of familiar colleagues and friends”
— Athina Vlachantoni, University of Southampton

“I am in awe of the authors’ ability to produce such a compelling and nuanced account of the development of gerontology in the UK.”
— Thomas Scharf, Newcastle University