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1st Edition

Ageing and Families A Support Networks Perspective

Edited By Hal L. Kendig Copyright 1986
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1986, this title was a landmark study of ageing in Australia and a major contribution to the study of gerontology at the time. It highlights major themes on ageing in ‘western’ industrialised societies, as well as pinpointing new, emerging themes. For instance, the initial speculations in the 1960s that informal groups such as the family, neighbours, and friends play... Read more

Contributors.  Tables.  Figures.  Foreword.  Preface.  Part 1: Family and Network Structure  1. Perspectives on Ageing and Families Hal Kendig  2. Family Structure Don T. Rowland  3. Social Relations: Networks and Ties Stephen Mugford and Hal Kendig  Part 2: Social Support  4. Expressive Relations and Social Support Diane Gibson and Stephen Mugford  5. Intergenerational Exchange Hal Kendig  6. Changes in Caregiving Across Generations: Perceptions of People Aged 75 Years and Over Alice T. Day  Part 3: Transition  7. Retirement and Widowhood Transitions John McCallum  8. Social Processes in Entering Nursing Homes M. Victor Minichiello  9. Ageing, Families and Social Exchange Hal Kendig.  Appendixes.  Endnotes.  References.  Index.

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Hal L. Kendig

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