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Peter Townsend

British sociologist (1928-2009)

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    Sociology and social policy / Peter Townsend.

    Townsend, Peter, 1928-2009. | Date: 1976, ©1975
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    The aged in the welfare state : the interim report of a survey of persons aged 65 and over in Britain, 1962 and 1963 / by Peter Townsend and Dorothy Wedderburn, assisted by Sylvia Korte and Sheila Benson.

    Townsend, Peter, 1928-2009. | Date: [1965], ©1965
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    Nursing homes in England and Wales : a study of public responsibility / Caroline Woodroffe and Peter Townsend.

    Woodroffe, Caroline. | Date: [foreword 1961]
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    Put away : a sociological study of institutions for the mentally retarded / Pauline Morris ; foreword by Peter Townsend.

    Morris, Pauline, -1979. | Date: 1969
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    The family life of old people : an inquiry in East London / [Peter Townsend] ; foreword by J.H. Sheldon.

    Townsend, Peter, 1928-2009. | Date: [1957]
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