Connidis' clear writing style makes it an excellent choice for students... I recommend this book both to teachers and researchers in the areas of family and aging.
The book weaves the vast range of information we now have about the many facets of family relationships and aging into a critical, comprehensive, and integrated whole.
The Third Edition integrates the latest developments in the field and considers recent media coverage of related issues.
This book is both an updated version of and a complement to the original Handbook of Families and Aging.
No other reference provides such a comprehensive and timely overview of theory and research on family relationships, the contexts of family life, and major turning points in late-life families.
Dr. Sidney L. Pressey of Ohio State University argued that a division on adulthood and later maturity would “be a natural complement to the present division on childhood and adolescence” and would “recognize that human development and ...
Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of elderly persons regarding living wills. ... The mosaic of care: Frail elderly and their families in the real world. ... Finishing well: Aging and reparation in the intergenerational family.
Group work with families of elderly longterm care residents: Developing social support networks. ... In M.A.P. Stephens, J.H. Crowther, S.E. Holofoll, & D.L. Tannebaum (Eds.), Stress and coping in later life.
Jon F. Nussbaum, Loretta L. Pecchioni, James D. Robinson, Teresa L. Thompson ... Overall, sexual interest declines somewhat with increasing age (Newman & Nichols, 1970), although interest still exists and shows continuity.
Campbell, A. L. (2005). The non-distinctiveness of senior voters in the 2004 election. Public Policy & Aging Report, 15(1), 1, 3–6. Campbell, R. T. (1988). Integrating conceptualization, design, and analysis in panel studies of the life ...