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Social Integration in the Second Half of Life.

Pillemer, Karl.

Social Integration in the Second Half of Life. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (337 pages) - Gerontology Series . - Gerontology Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction -- part one Overview of Major Issues and Approaches -- chapter one Social Integration and Aging Background and Trends -- chapter two Multiple Roles, Social Integration, and Health -- part two Social Integration in Major Domains of Later Life -- chapter three A Life-Course Approach to Retirement and Social Integration -- chapter four Transportation Transitions and Social Integration of Nonmetropolitan Older Persons -- chapter five Social Integration and Family Support Caregivers to Persons with Alzheimer's Disease -- chapter six Future Housing Expectations in Late Midlife The Role of Retirement, Gender, and Social Integration -- chapter seven Neighboring as a Form of Social Integration and Support -- chapter eight Social Integration and the Move to a Continuing Care Retirement Community -- part three Interventions to Promote Social Integration in Later Life -- chapter nine An Intervention to Improve Transportation Arrangements -- chapter ten Fostering Integration A Case Study of the Cornell Retirees Volunteering in Service (CRVIS) Program -- chapter eleven Peer Support for Alzheimer's Caregivers Lessons from an Intervention Study -- chapter twelve Closing Thoughts and Future Directions -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Throughout, the authors focus on the diverging influences of social integration and its converse, social isolation, in later life.

9780801876660


Older people-Social conditions.
Older people-Family relationships.
Aging-Social aspects.


Electronic books.

HQ1061 .S64817 2000

305.26

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