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Family Relationships in Later Life

Edited by:

Dr. Timothy H. Brubaker - Miami University, Ohio, USA

Volume: 64

Series:
SAGE Focus Editions

January 1990 | 320 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Description
Contents

Directed towards researchers and practitioners in family studies and gerontology, this completely revised Second Edition of Family Relationships in Later Life provides an innovative new collection of research-based descriptions on family relations of older people. Each chapter summarizes existing literature on the topic and provides up-to-date original research. Topics addressed include: sibling relationships in later life; widowhood; ethnic differences; elder abuse and mistreatment; family care; and health problems.

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PART ONE: SPECIFIC FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Timothy H Brubaker

An Overview of Family Relationships in Later Life

Janie K Long and Jay A Mancini

Aging Couples and the Family System

Linda Ade-Ridder

Sexuality and Marital Quality Among Older Married Couples

Robert A Lewis

The Adult Child and Older Parents

Jean Pearson Scott

Sibling Interaction in Later Life

Karen Roberto

Grandparent and Grandchild Relationships

PART TWO: ISSUES RELATED TO LATER LIFE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Pat M Keith and Robbyn R Wacker

Sex Roles in the Older Family

Gloria D Heinemann and Patricia L Evans

Widowhood

Loss, Change, and Adaptation

Charles M Barresi and Kimberly Hunt

The Unmarried Elderly

Age, Sex, and Ethnicity

Suzanne K Steinmetz

Elder Abuse

Myth and Reality

Victor G Circirelli

Family Support in Relation to Health Problems of the Elderly

Percil Sanford, K Michael Peddecord and Shirley A Lockery

Variations Among the Elderly in Black, Hispanic, and White Families

PART THREE: PRACTICE AND POLICY ISSUES

Joseph Kuypers and Vern L Bengtson

Toward Understanding Health in Older Families Impacted by Catastrophic Illness

Ellie Brubaker, Mary Anne Gorman and Michele Hiestand

Stress Perceived by Elderly Recipients of Family Care

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