《The Family Life of Old People》

List of Tables and Diagrams9

INTRODUCTORY11

1．The Study in Outline13

2．Place and People21

PART ONE：The Family Life of Old People31

3．Home and Family33

4．Living near Relatives43

5．The Family System of Care54

6．Man and Wife and the Home Economy76

7．Sons and Daughters93

8．Brothers and Sisters114

9．The Extended Family and the Kinship Network126

10．Family and Community139

PART TWO：The Family and the Social Problems of Old Age155

11．Retirement157

12．Poverty175

13．Isolation，Loneliness，and the Hold on Life188

14．Who Claim State Care？206

15．Keeping the Family Together215

16．Conclusion227

Postscript 1963：Moving towards a General Theory of Family Structure235

APPENDIXES257

1．A Further Note on Method257

2．Three Interview Reports263

3．Examples of Diaries Kept by Old People296

List of References314

Index323