Contents

pp iii-iii

Key terms

pp iv-iv

Acknowledgements

pp v-v

Series editors’ preface

pp vi-viii

1 - Introduction

pp 1-14

Part I - The context for disablement in older age

pp 15-16

2 - Defining disability

pp 17-28

3 - Literature: ageing, disability and lifecourse

pp 29-52

4 - Public policies on ageing and disability

pp 53-72

Part II - Empirical findings

pp 73-74

5 - Disabling bodies

pp 75-96

6 - Disabling or enabling contexts

pp 97-120

7 - Responding to challenges

pp 121-142

8 - Comparison: disability with ageing and ageing with disability

pp 143-162

9 - Conclusion

pp 163-176

Methodological annexe

pp 177-188

References

pp 189-222

Index

pp 223-232