All Outputs (2)

Retiring to paradise? : reassessing liminality through leisure migration to Spain (2002)
Thesis
Oliver, C. J. (2002). Retiring to paradise? : reassessing liminality through leisure migration to Spain. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210217

Over the last forty years, we have witnessed the birth of a new phenomenon in the Western world, that of 'the dream retirement. ' This study examines a group of (mainly) Northern European older people who move to Spain in search of the culmination of... Read More about Retiring to paradise? : reassessing liminality through leisure migration to Spain.

'I'd be unhealthy if nobody wanted me anymore': a sociological analysis of the relationship between ageing and health beliefs (2000)
Thesis
Conway, S. (2000). 'I'd be unhealthy if nobody wanted me anymore': a sociological analysis of the relationship between ageing and health beliefs. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212375

This thesis is based upon life history and focus group interviews on the health beliefs of 26 older adults from Hull and surrounding areas. The research rationale is twofold. First, the area is relatively neglected. Second, it is posited that, whilst... Read More about 'I'd be unhealthy if nobody wanted me anymore': a sociological analysis of the relationship between ageing and health beliefs.