Ageing and Families : A Support Networks Perspective (Paperback)

Contributors.  Tables.  Figures.  Foreword.  Preface.  Part 1: Family and Network Structure  1. Perspectives on Ageing and Families Hal Kendig  2. Family Structure Don T. Rowland  3. Social Relations: Networks and Ties Stephen Mugford and Hal Kendig  Part 2: Social Support  4. Expressive Relations and Social Support Diane Gibson and Stephen Mugford  5. Intergenerational Exchange Hal Kendig  6. Changes in Caregiving Across Generations: Perceptions of People Aged 75 Years and Over Alice T. Day  Part 3: Transition  7. Retirement and Widowhood Transitions John McCallum  8. Social Processes in Entering Nursing Homes M. Victor Minichiello  9. Ageing, Families and Social Exchange Hal Kendig.  Appendixes.  Endnotes.  References.  Index.