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With reference to the concept of 'the stages of life' rather than 'ages', this paper examines the possibilities of estimating population figures for the First, Second and Third Ages in the United Kingdom, both for the present and at points in the past. The approach utilises the economic status of the citizenry--in particular, before, during and after paid work--rather than their ages or birth dates. The quantitative approximations are accompanied by a social commentary about the leverage of economic pressures, especially the calls or otherwise of employment, in effect, the Second Age, on the relative size of the First and Third Ages. It is concluded that much may be gained from 'redrawing the composition of the population with social rather than demographic contours'. KEY WORDS--historical demography, age structure, third age, United Kingdom.

The NHS is heavily criticised, even unto bouts of age discrimination. But, in good concept and good practice, it does offer a lifelong service. There is recognition that body and [...]

In this article, author talks about the political, musical and literary aspects and relationships of cricketing with novelist, Jane Austen, writer, H.G. Wells and author, A.A. Milne.

When it comes to ageing, if anyone |doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus', that person is Ken Tout. Hugely experienced and admired on the international scene in respect [...]

When it comes to ageing, if anyone |doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus', that person is Ken Tout. Hugely experienced and admired on the international scene in respect [...]

Status, role and resource - these are the seminal concepts that prompt this serious study of Black Americans. It is based on findings from the 1979/80 National Survey of Black [...]

About a dozen scholars assembled to discuss their own papers on metaphors of ageing, and this book contains those papers, revised in the light of that intimate discussion. The transfer [...]

Having a son who disrespectfully mouths the words silently as I retell for the umpteenth time the tales of yesteryear, I am ever eager to arm myself with ammunition about [...]

It is a happy chance for those involved with old age that their category has been chosen as the |demonstration field' for this wide inquiry into the notion of |welfare [...]

The article focuses on the factors that contributed to the decline in the popularity of cricket in Great Britain in the 19th century. Topics discussed include the lack of fixtures and the dwindling number of professional cricketers. The recruitment and training of soldiers who will take part in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and the prevalence of organized crime are also mentioned.

The article talks about cricket in Great Britain, county clubs and teams of cricket, and cricket clubs in Great Britain.

A choir of eighteen policy analysts seriously intone their dutiful way through this sombre oratorio on the subject of the reconstruction of public policy since 1979, a year which threatens [...]

Recently re-reading (you never catch Dickens' buffs 'reading') The Old Curiosity Shop, I did so in painful awareness of the celebrated mot of Oscar Wilde that 'only someone with a [...]

The article looks at the list of Jack the Ripper suspects who might have cricketing connections. Barrister Montague Druitt reportedly played cricket for Dorset among others and was found drowned in 1888 just after the last of the Ripper Murders. It claims that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle played for Marylebone Cricket Club (M.C.C.) and that his interest in crime and medical knowledge in part makes him a suspect. It also explains why writer Virginia Woolf's cousin J. K. Stephen is a suspect.

General Editor: Abraham Monk New York: Columbia University Press. 1994. 604 pp. Price 50.00£ (hardback). 'The corn is as high,' in `Oklahoma', `as an elephant's eye', and the Columbia Retirement [...]

Edited by C. M. Berdes, A. A. Zych and G. D. Dawson Binghampton, New York: The Haworth Press Inc. 1993. 173 pp. Price US $32.95 (hardback); US $25.95 (paperback). Hang [...]

Ageing, Independence and the Life Course Edited by S. Arber and M. Evandrou London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 1993. 256 pp. Price £16.95 (paperback). This excellent book acts as a salutary [...]

Family Relationships in Later Life Edited by T. H. Brubaker London: Sage Publications. 2nd edn. 1990. 320 pp. Price £19.50 (paperback). Forms of marriage have long been one of humankind's [...]

My grandfather, a celebrated racounteur, counselled that, whilst one should never lie, one should always embellish the truth. Would that he were available to urge the subjects of this book [...]

The Second Age of work and parenting has a habit of consuming human energy and catching up people in its thrall, to the extent that they are overly identified with [...]

On the draft of some research findings on the symptoms and treatment of cholera in Victorian cities, my tutor, international pundit although he was, scribbled: |God! I can feel it [...]

The author looks back at the years when cricket lost its innocence since the publication of "The Journal of the Cricket Society" in 1961. The signing of overseas players and the abandonment of the Gentlemen and Player distinction were considered an assault on the purity of cricket. Economic and cultural growth also had influence on changes and opportunities in cricket. The journal had survived despite the many reforms in the game in the past years.

Powhatan Nursing Home and Countryside Manor was the venue each Tuesday morning for some 30 or 40 people, the majority old persons, average age 86, to meet for a learning [...]

A typical transatlantic compendium of solid and earnest advice and information about the widespread issue of divorce - but should it concern those involved with older age? Yes, and interestingly [...]

The article focuses on the geopolitics of international cricket. It says that the cricket match between Sydney and England in 1920 was the first time an Australian team was opted by a fully representative body on behalf of a formally instituted nation-state. It states that the South African Cricket Association was formed in 1890.

The article discusses on the issues of age and inequality in Great Britain. The author suggests that as the country becomes more meritocratic, and socially polarized, it is the people at the opposite ends of the life-cycle, both children and elderly, who are losing out the most. He also discussed the inheritance of inequality and the imbalances between generations.

Faced with a duality—education for the elderly—social policy makers have an immediate problem. Should the issue be considered in the elderly dimension of social policy, or in the educational dimension? So much of social policy for the elderly has been, rightly, directed toward their health and welfare that education is often seen in those terms: as providing succor for the needy. It might, alternatively, be helpful to consider it from the stance of educational policy as such; for unless those particular levers can be pressed, the chances of advancement could be small. It is intended, therefore, to offer some brief commentary on the way in which educational policy in the United Kingdom is fashioned, and then to relate such provisional findings to the special case of the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Old age as a macro-issue was forcibly thrust upon the staff of the Centre for Policy on Ageing recently, when we intrepidly embarked on the first detailed and comprehensive review, statistical and critical, of old age as a worldwide theme. In embarking on such a venture we were well aware that thirty, even twenty, years ago it would scarcely have been tenable, for the touchstone of old age as some form of specific discipline or subject has barely existed for half a century in the so-called ‘developed’ societies, let alone in the vast remainder of the world. Now many countries have services, ministries, institutes or organisations devoted to the topic of old age. This may, of course, be the consequence of living in a bureaucratic epoch in which services, ministries, institutes or organisations have been devoted to practically any subject under the sun, but there must be some fire gently glowing beneath the billowing smoke. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A discussion of the need for a consumer‐centred, that is pupil‐ and student‐centred, education service. At present, the state (central and local) is the client who buys the education service it wants, without much regard for the consumer. But what is the place and role of teachers in this situation? Are they as much the victims of the centralist client‐state as is the consumer, or do they more resemble the organised labour force of a nationalised industry, whose ‘muscle’ enables them to make inroads into the decision‐making process, especially as it concerns the level at which the service is received by the ‘consumer’. The writer inclines to the latter view. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses the issues of the social rift between workers and pensioners. The campaign of the Americans for Generational Equity in the U.S. to shift the financial resources from the welfare of older people to nurture younger people is discussed. It is predicted that in industrialized countries, the number of employees will decline while the number of pensioners will increase and in West Germany it is predicted that by 2025, there will be only one worker for each pensioner. The history of the pension policy of Great Britain is discussed.

The article focuses on social policies on ageing. The National Corporation for the Care of Old People and the Centre for Policy on Ageing exist under the legal and commercial heading. Moreover, the National Air Raid Distress Fund and the Nuffield Foundation have distributed large sums of money to organizations both voluntary and statutory throughout the U.S. to provide social amenities and comfort for the older people. Furthermore, the objectives of the National Corporation for the Care of Old People are mentioned. These include the promotion of the welfare of the aged and the assistance through donations loans.