Transitions and pathways to living alone : changes in living arrangements amongst older people in late modernity

This thesis examines the phenomenon of the increasing number of middle-aged and older people who are living alone. Using survey and qualitative data, the principal aim is to determine whether the experience of living alone in later life and the way in which social relationships are organised is sign...

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Main Author: Ogg, Jim
Published: Keele University 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.251477