Family ties & aging / Ingrid Arnet Connidis.

Author/creator Connidis, Ingrid Arnet, 1951-
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoLos Angeles : Pine Forge Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Variant title Family ties and aging
Contents Older persons in a family context -- The availability of family ties in later life : demographic trends and family structure -- Intimate ties in later life -- Intimate partnerships -- Being single in later life -- Transitions in intimate relationships : losses and opportunities -- Exploring intergenerational relations -- Support exchanges between older parents and their children -- Childless older persons -- Grandparents and grandchildren -- Divorce, remarriage, step ties, and intergenerational relations -- Sibling ties in middle and later life -- Life transitions and sibling ties -- Research and policy : issues and directions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-326) and index.
LCCN 2008036351
ISBN9781412959575 (pbk.)
ISBN1412959578 (pbk.)