Directed towards researchers and practitioners in family studies and gerontology, this completely revised Second Edition of Family Relationships in Later Life provides an innovative new collection of research-based descriptions on family relations of older people. Each chapter summarizes existing literature on the topic and provides up-to-date original research. Topics addressed include: sibling relationships in later life; widowhood; ethnic differences; elder abuse and mistreatment; family care; and health problems.
| ISBN: | 9780803933224 |
| Publication date: | 15th March 1990 |
| Author: | Timothy H. Brubaker |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | SAGE Focus Editions |
| Genres: |
Coping with ageing Age groups: the elderly |