Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations

Understanding Networks of Care
Herausgeber: Silverstein, Merril D.; Wilmoth, Janet M.

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Produktbeschreibung

Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations offers current, multi-disciplinary perspectives on social support and service provision to older Americans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9780415788311
• ISBN-10: 0415788315
• Artikelnr.: 48573526

Autorenporträt

Janet M. Wilmoth, PhD, is professor of sociology at Syracuse University. She has authored over 50 publications that examine older adult migration, living arrangements, and health status, and explore how military service shapes various life-course outcomes. Merril Silverstein, PhD, is the Cantor Professor of Aging Studies at Syracuse University. He has authored over 150 publications focused on aging in the context of family life, with an emphasis on life course and international perspectives.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Series Foreword
Madonna Harrington Meyer
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. Social Support and Service Provision to Older Adults: An
Introduction and Overview
Janet Wilmoth and Merril Silverstein
Chapter 2. Social Relations and Social Support: Understanding Group and
Individual Differences
Toni C. Antonucci and Jasmine A. Manalel
Chapter 3. The Aging and Latinization of the United States: Opportunities
and Investments
Fernando M. Torres-Gil and Courtney M. Demko
Chapter 4. The Role of the Latino Family in Late-Life Caregiving
Jacqueline Angel, Sunshine Rote, and Kyriakos Markides
Chapter 5. Social Networks and Supports among Older Gay and Bisexual Men:
The Impact of HIV
Mark Brennan-Ing, Liz Seidel, Britta Larson, and Stephen E. Karpiak
Chapter 6. Preparations for Later Life Care among LGBT Older Adults
Brian de Vries
Chapter 7. LGBT Older Adults Emerging from the Shadows: Health Disparities,
Risk & Resilience
Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen and Charlie P. Hoy-Ellis
Chapter 8. Caregiving in Later Life: Challenges and Policies
Carole Cox
Chapter 9. Long-Distance Caregiving: Unique Challenges and Service Needs
Amy Horowitz and Kathrin Boerner
Chapter 10. Improving Access to Geriatrics Care for Rural Veterans: A
Successful Partnership Between Urban Medical Centers and Rural Clinics
Judith L. Howe, Jennifer L Griffith, William Hung, and B. Josea Kramer
Chapter 11. The Synergistic Interplay of Philosophy, Place, Program, and
Policy: Learning the Art of the Possible from Small-House Nursing Homes
Rosalie A. Kane and Lois J. Cutler