Table of Contents

'Only connect'
gender relations and ageing
Ageing, gender and sociological theory
Theorizing age and gender relations
Conformity and resistance as women age
Gendered work, gendered retirement
Choice and constraint in the retirment of older married women
The married lives of older people
'I'm the eyes and she's the arms'
changes in gender roles in advanced old age
Mutual care but differential esteem
caring between older couples
Gender roles, employment and informal care
Gender and elder abuse
Gender and social support networks in later life
Connecting gender and ageing
a new beginning?
References
Index

About the Author

The Editors Sara Arber is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey. She is well-known nationally and internationally for her work on gender and ageing. Her recent books include: S Arber and J Ginn (1991) Gender and Later Life, Sage; S Arber and G N Gilbert (eds) (1991) Women and Working Lives, Macmillan and S Arber and M Evandrou (eds) (1993) Ageing, Independence and the Life Course, Jessica Kingsley. Dr. Jay Ginn was a Research Fellow in Surrey University's Sociology Department and is currently researching at the National Institute for Social Work. She has numerous publications on gender and ageing arising from research on gender inequality in older people's income and mid-life women's employment. She co-authored Gender and Later Life (Sage, 1991).

Reviews

"...a remarkable contribution to gerontology and provides professionals with valuable information to help strengthen supportive family relationships." - Ageing and Society "...much to interest social workers with a concern for elderly people or anyone with an involvement in planning or providing communitycare." - British Journal of Social Work "This is a good read either as a whole or in parts." - Age & Ageing "...a useful informative addition to the sociological literature on ageing." - British Journal of Sociology