The Legacy of Longevity

With increasing numbers of elderly people in our society the importance of issues of health illness disability and health services for the elderly looms ever larger. The research literature has correspondingly expanded to examine these issues. In this volume leading researchers in social gerontology present the current state of knowledge about health and ageing. Topics covered range from conceptual and measurement issues to social factors in health and illness to use of services financing of health care caregiving and medical consumerism amongst the elderly.