The Family Life of Old People
An Investigation in East London
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3603367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Townsend (0000-0001-7106-8107, Institute of Community Studies, London, E.2, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1955 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-195 |
| Publication date | 1955-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-954x.1955.tb01052.x |
| OpenAlex | W2004508770 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Provision for old age has emerged as a "problem" largely because of the loosening of family ties and insistence on individual rights and privileges to the exclusion of obligations and duties which has developed so markedly in recent years. Whereas families used to accept responsibility for their old people they now expect the State to look after them ... The care and attention which the family used to provide for them must be provided in some other way
Family ties · Genealogy · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Gender Studies · Healthcare innovation and challenges · History · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1956 - 2009 (54) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |