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Greenhalgh also noted that the researchers' hypotheses determined their questions, which allowed gaps to form in their (and our) knowledge, such as about valued peer relationships when the research concern was inter-generational kinships. Greenhalgh uses three main themes to take us into the lives of older people: social science research in the mid-20 SP th sp century; grooming and fashion; and their autobiographical writing. Aging in Twentieth Century Britain: Charlotte Greenhalgh, California, University of California Press, 2018, Xiii+262 pp., £66 (hardback), ISBN 978 0 520 29879 8 1, £27 (paperback), ISBN 978 0 520 29879 8. [Extracted from the article]

They may also have inspired great artists: Hieronymus Bosch painted heaven and hell and, unusual for the 1500s, depicted hell as contemporary warfare, destruction and desolation created by humans. As well as creations derived from our "inner space", Prickett explored the etymology of pertinent words. Understanding of our individuality keeps shifting, and Prickett speculated on what the future might bring. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Practical Psychiatry of Old Age," Fourth Edition, by John P. Wattis and Stephen Curran.

The article reviews the book "Spirituality and Aging," edited by Robert C. Atchley.

The article reviews the book "Culture and Mental Health: A Comprehensive Text Book," edited by Kamaldeep Bhui and Dinesh Bhugra.

Reviews the book "Health in Old Age: Myth, Mystery and Management," by Moyra Sidell.

Reviews the book "Ethnicity and the Dementias," edited by Gwen Yeo and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson.

Reviews the book "Research on Religion and Ageing," compiled by Harold G. Koenig.