Tuesday, 25 September 2007

Book Review: “Quality of Life in Old Age”


Quality of Life in Old Age: International and Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives edited by Heidrun Mollenkopf and Alan Walker, Springer, 2007

This book brings together leading researchers on quality of life in old age, from different perspectives and disciplines. A whole range of important issues in ageing people’s QoL is covered including, economic resources, social relations and networks, diverging national welfare systems and social policies, environmental conditions, diverging conditions in ethnic group ageing, case of decreasing health and the challenge of care.

An excellent resource for gerontology and quality of life researchers, now available in the
library

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