theory and research Blieszner, Rosemary editor Bedford, Victoria Hilkevitch editor Troll, Lillian E. foreword text bibliography ctu Westport, Conn Praeger 1996 monographic eng

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xxiii, 509 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. No other reference provides such a comprehensive and timely overview of theory and research on family relationships, the contexts of family life, and major turning points in late-life families. The family context of aging : trends and challenges / Rosemary Blieszner and Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford Historical perspectives on the family and aging / Tamara K. Hareven Aging and the family : present and future demographic issues / Kevin Kinsella The family of the second half of life : connecting theories and findings / Bertram J. Cohler and Karen Altergott Family relations and individual development in adulthood and aging / Carol D. Ryff and Marsha Mailick Seltzer Feminist perspectives on social gerontology / Helena Znaniecka Lopata. Family dynamics and the leisure experiences of older adults : theoretical viewpoints / Jay A. Mancini and Dan M. Sandifer Methods and analysis of family data / David J. Mangen Marriage and close relationships of the marital kind / Margaret Hellie Huyck Sibling relationships in middle and old age / Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford Aged parents and aging children : determinants of relationship quality / J. Jill Suitor [and others] Grandparenting in an era of rapid change / Joan F. Robertson U.S. old-age policy and the family / Madonna Harrington Meyer and Marcia L. Bellas. Legal issues and family involvement in later-life families / Robbyn R. Wacker Cultural diversity in the late-life family / Colleen L. Johnson Aging and kinship in rural context / B. Jan McCulloch Convoys of social relations : family and friendships within a life span context / Toni C. Antonucci and Hiroko Akiyama Families and retirement / Maximiliane Szinovacz and David J. Ekerdt The effects of illness on the family / Jeffrey W. Dwyer Death and bereavement / Miriam S. Moss and Sidney Z. Moss Widowhood / Shirley L. O'Bryant and Robert O. Hansson. Families and formal networks / Shirley S. Travis Clinical interventions with later-life families / Sara Honn Qualls edited by Rosemary Blieszner and Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford ; foreword by Lillian E. Troll. A hardcover edition is available under the title Handbook of aging and the family from Greenwood Press (ISBN: 0313283958) Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-494) and index. Aging Older people Family relationships Envejecimiento Adultos mayores Relaciones familiares Personas mayores Condiciones sociales HQ 1061 A267 1996 305.26 0275956970 (pbk.) 9780275956974 (pbk.) 94017988 DLC 940419 20230814122742.0 652465 eng