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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lenard W. Kaye , Cliff Singer, MDPublisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Springer Publishing Co Inc Edition: 2nd Revised edition Weight: 0.415kg ISBN: 9780826146984ISBN 10: 0826146988 Pages: 305 Publication Date: 13 December 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContributors Preface PART I. Setting the Context 1. The Scourge of Social Isolation and Its Threat to Older Adult Health Lenard W. Kaye and Clifford M. Singer 2. Historical Perspectives on the Research of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Social Support Mary Lou Ciolfi 3. Making the Case: The Clinical Value of Assessing Older Adults’ Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Social Relationships Sarah Pillemer, Chelsea Schoen, and Sloane Sheldon 4. International Perspectives on Social Relationships, Social Isolation, and Well-Being Among Older Adults Howard Litwin PART II. Proven Strategies and Programs for Promoting Social Integration and Health 5. Friend Power—A View From the Front Lines: The Importance of Relationships in the Lives of the Disabled, People With Dementia, and Older Adults Hope Reiner 6. Physical Activity for Older Adults: Supporting Social Integration Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Erica Robertson, Susan Wehry, and Shirley A. Weaver 7. Designing Age Friendly Communities as a Strategy for Enhancing Social Connectedness Patricia Huffman Oh 8. Healthy Places and the Social Life of Older Adults Keith Diaz Moore, Ivis Garcia, and Ja Young Kim 9. Volunteering as a Strategy for Combatting Social Isolation Jennifer A. Crittenden 10. Using Technology to Advance Social Health Hiroko H. Dodge 11. Spirituality and Religion in the Lives of Elders Kenneth J. Doka 12. Involving Our Pets in Relationship Building—Pets and Elder Well-Being Aubrey H. Fine and Erika Friedmann PART III. Special Challenges Influencing Social Connectedness in Later Life 13. Social Networks and Social Isolation Among LGBT Older Adults Sandra S. Butler 14. Family and Intergenerational Relationships Donna M. Butts and Kristin Bodiford 15. Rethinking Love, Intimacy, and Sexual Relationships in the Later Years Nicholas Velotta and Pepper Schwartz 16. The Gendered Nature of Later Life Relationships Edward H. Thompson, Jr. and Kate de Medeiros 17. The Social Implications of Growing Old in Small Towns and Rural Communities Kristina M. Hash, Deana F. Morrow, and Mandana R. Weirich Appendix: Resources on Older Adult Social Isolation and Relationships Lisa Dezso IndexReviewsAuthor InformationLenard W. Kaye, DSW, PhD, is professor of social work at the University of Maine School of Social Work and Director of the University of Maine Center on Aging. Clifford M. Singer, MD, serves as chief of geriatric mental health and neuropsychiatry at Acadia Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor, Maine and an adjunct professor at the University of Maine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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