Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-s2hrs Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-19T06:00:44.924Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Independence and aging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1997

L Cordingley
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
C Webb
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Abstract

The maintenance of independence by older people is seen as a priority by health and social services, and by people themselves. This review explores the constructs of independence and dependence in relation to aging, and considers the ways that discourses surrounding these topics affect our thinking about growing older.

Type
Review Article
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)