The complexity and diversity of families and aging has generated the necessity for research, policy, and program agendas that address emerging issues and needs for elderly Americans and their families. This volume is an effort towards that end - an effort towards fostering a different perspective at families and aging.
Introduction: Families and the Aged: Issues of Complexity and Diversity Linda Burton
Family and Generational Relations in the Later Years: A Historical Perspective Tamara K. Hareven
Social Demography of Contemporary Families and Aging Christine L. Himes
Divorced and Reconstituted Families: Effects on the Older Generation Colleen L. Johnson
Dating and Courtship in the Later Years: A Neglected Topic of Research Lori J. McElhaney
Elders in Southeast Asian Refugee Families Barbara W.K. Yee
Extended Kin Networks in Black Families Peggye Dilworth-Anderson
The Role of Church and Family Support in the Lives of Older African Americans Carla T. Walls
The Families of Older Gay Men and Lesbians Douglas C. Kimmel
The Oldest-Old in Families: An Intergenerational Perspective Lillian E. Troll and Vern L. Bengtson
From Generation Unto Generation: Parent-Child Support in Aging American Families David J. Eggebeen
Challenges and Rewards: African American Grandparents as Surrogate Parents Linda Burton and Cynthia deVries
Sibling Relationships Among Older Adults Martha Sebastian Moyer
'Creating' Families: Older People Alone Bonnie Genevay
Family Caregiving Programs: A Look at the Premises on Which They Are Based Greta Berry Winbush
Families and Caregiving in an Aging Society Marjorie H. Cantor
On Lok: The Family Continuum Doreen Der-McLeod and Jennie Chin Hansen
Resources: Families and Aging Ute J. Bayen
Biography
Linda M. Burton is the Dean of Social Sciences, Co-Director of the International Comparative Studies Program, and the James B. Duke Professor of Sociology at Duke University
