| Description |
ix, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Transition to the empty nest / Clifton E. Barber -- Retirement, couples, and householdd work / Maximiliane Szinovacz -- Elderly widowhood / Brian L. Pitcher and Don C. Larson -- Remarriage among the elderly / I-Chiao H. Bowers and Stephen J. Bahr -- Leisure among the elderly / Phileon B. Robinson, Jr., and Evan T. Peterson -- Faith development of men and women over the life span / Marie Cornwall -- Older married couples / Spencer J. Condie -- Grandparenting / Evan T. Peterson -- Elderly parents and their offspring / Evan T. Peterson -- Extended family ties : genealogical researchers / Cardell K. Jacobson, Phillip R. Kunz, and Melanie W. Conlin -- Physical health of the elderly : impact on families / June Leifson -- Cognitive functioning of the elderly / Millene F. Murphy -- Burden and family care of the elderly / Clifton E. Barber -- Elder abuse / Melvin White -- The economic well-being of aging families / Stephen J. Bahr -- Low confidence in Social Security is not warranted / Yung-Ping Chen -- Epilogue: Prospects for the future / Evan T. Peterson and Stephen J. Bahr |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Older people -- Family relationships -- United States.
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Older people -- United States -- Social conditions.
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| Author |
Bahr, Stephen J.
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Peterson, Evan T.
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| LC no. |
88023040 |
| ISBN |
0669177024 (alk. paper) |
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