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Introducing ageing
Introducing ageing

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Acknowledgements

This course was written by Rebecca Jones.

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Reading 1: Laslett, P. (1989) 'Chapter 1: A New Division of the Life Course', A Fresh Map of Life: The Emergence of the Third Age. © Peter Laslett

MK to be OAP capital of the UK: Downes, S. (2013) 'MK to be OAP capital of the UK', Milton Keynes Citizen, 19 September 2013, © Johnston Publishing Ltd. [Online] http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/mk-to-be-oap-capital-of-the-uk-1-5504261 (Accessed 15 July 2014)

Reading 2: Katz, J., Holland, C., Peace, S. (2013) 'Hearing the voices of people with high support needs', Journal of Aging Studies, Vol. 27, Issue 1, pp. 52-60. © Elsevier. Used with permission.

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