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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.

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Author:   Linda Burton
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9780415785198

ISBN 10:   0415785197
Pages:   158
Publication Date:   17 April 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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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

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