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Connidis, Ingrid Arnet, 1951-

Family ties & aging / Ingrid Arnet Connidis. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage Publications, c2001. - xvii, 323 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

CW017

Includes bibliographical references and index.

[PART I: INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW]1. Older Persons in a Family Context -- 2. The Availability of Family Ties in Later Life [PART II: INTIMATE TIES]3. Intimate Ties in Later Life -- 4. Intimate Partnerships -- 5. Being Single in Later Life -- 6. Transitions in Marital Status: Widowhood, Divorce, and Remarriage. [PART III: INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS]7. Exploring Intergenerational Relations -- 8. Support Exchanges between Older Parents & their Children -- 9. Childless Older Persons -- 10. Grandparents & Grandchildren -- 11. The Impact of Divorce & Remarriage on Intergenerational Relations. [PART IV. SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS]12. Sibling Ties in Middle & Later Life -- 13. Life Transitions & Sibling Ties [PART V. RESEARCH & POLICY ISSUES & DIRECTIONS]14. Research and Policy Issues and Directions.

ISBN: 9780761919575: No price 0761919570

LCCN: 2001000089

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Older people--Family relationships--United States
Older people--Family relationships--Canada
Sociology: family & relationships
Sociology & anthropology
Population & demography
Care of the elderly

Dewey Class. No.: 305.260971