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. It includes many suggestions for theoretical and practical applications for future research on a score of important topics. This multidisciplinary survey is an invaluable library reference and teaching resource intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and practitioners ― for gerontologists, family scholars, psychologists, sociologists, historians, social workers, health-care providers, and policy makers.

Aging and the Family: Theory and Research

Politics & Social Sciences

Blieszner, Rosemary

Bedford, Victoria Hilkevitch

Social Sciences

Praeger

Handbook of Aging and the Family

Parenting & Relationships

Greenwood

Handbook of Families and Aging

This comprehensive reference in family gerontology reviews and critiques the recent theoretical, empirical, and methodological literature; identifies future research directions; and makes recommendations for gerontology professionals.
This book is both an updated version of and a complement to the original Handbook of Families and Aging. The many additions include the most recent demographic changes on aging families, new theoretical formulations, innovative research methods, recent legal issues, and death and bereavement, as well as new material on the relationships themselves―sibling, partnered, and intergenerational relationships, for example. Among the brand-new topics in this edition are step-family relationships, aging families and immigration, aging families and 21st-century technology, and peripheral family ties.
Unlike the more cursory summaries found in textbooks, the essays within Handbook of Families and Aging, Second Edition provide thoughtful, in-depth coverage of each topic. No other book 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. Nevertheless, the contents are written to be engaging and accessible to a broad audience, including advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and gerontology practitioners. Serious lay readers will also find this book highly informative about contemporary family issues.
 • Comprises 23 chapters of all-original work covering background information, relationships, contexts of family life, and turning points such as retirement and divorce
• Contributions from 46 distinguished scholars recognized as leading experts in their fields
• Citations for cutting-edge research on each topic, plus foundational references in new areas
• A detailed topic index

Self-Help

Relationships

Spiritual Resiliency in Older Women: Models of Strength for Challenges through the Life Span

Spiritual Resiliency In Older Women records the narratives of spiritually resilient older German and American women. The authors suggest how persons of all ages can gain maturity and spiritual coping by participating in communities based on faith, which acknowledge the emotion of spiritual experiences and integrate faith and close human relationships.

Biographies & Memoirs

Ramsey, Janet L.

Community & Culture

Sage Publications, Inc.

Adult Friendship (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

A topic relevant to everyone - friendship - is explored in this volume, the first in the SAGE Series on Close Relationships. It presents a thoughtful statement about what we know, and have yet to learn, concerning adults′ friendships. The authors discuss state-of-the-art research on the interplay between social structure, individual disposition and dynamic processes of friendship, and findings on both similarities and differences across adult lifecourse stages. They provide a theoretical framework, incorporating both sociological and psychological perspectives. Using this framework, they offer a new and integrative model of friendship to synthesize research, identify gaps in the literature, scrutinize methods used an

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Adams, Rebecca G.

Psychology & Counseling

A topic relevant to everyone - friendship - is explored in this volume, the first in the SAGE Series on Close Relationships. It presents a thoughtful statement about what we know, and have yet to learn, concerning adults′ friendships. The authors discuss state-of-the-art research on the interplay between social structure, individual disposition and dynamic processes of friendship, and findings on both similarities and differences across adult lifecourse stages. They provide a theoretical framework, incorporating both sociological and psychological perspectives. Using this framework, they offer a new and integrative model of friendship to synthesize research, identify gaps in the literature, scrutinize methods used an

Spiritual Resiliency and Aging: Hope, Relationality, and the Creative Self (Society and Aging)

Spiritual Resiliency and Aging offers a corrective to anxious, dichotomized visions of aging that either deny the realities of growing old (leading to exclusion, patronization, and labeling) or present unrealistic views of aging (leading to romanticizing of older persons and their lives). It demonstrates how narrative theory can increase an appreciation for implicit themes, roles, and tones in the stories of resilient older adults. And it demonstrates how denominationally specific research and theologically informed analysis can increase gerontologists' understanding of older adults' spiritual resources. The book contributes to theorizing a positive psychology of aging by highlighting the importance of spirituality as a core resource in the lives of older adults, and contributes to the area of religion and aging by focusing on specific aspects of spiritual resiliency not previously explored. Realizing that contemporary society is highly individualistic and frequently ageist, Ramsey and Blieszner theorize on direct quotations from the life stories of strong, courageous elders (in the United States and Germany) who are deeply anchored in their communities and not only have coped well with aging but have transcended the numerous losses in their lives. Through the use of narrative theory as their primary conceptual lens, and aided by a variety of developmental theories, the authors explore the dynamic intersection of gerontology and spirituality within the meta-narrative of one particular religious tradition, Lutheranism. Acknowledging the necessary tension, in the human experience of aging, of hope versus reality, interconnected personhood versus self-differentiation, and creative change versus stability, the authors use these polarities to structure their exploration of themes in resiliency. Chapter topics include personal and communal emotions, forgiveness, the creative self, spiritual practices, hope and gratitude, rediscovering vocations, and the practice of critiquing self and community. Two chapters are in-depth case studies. Each chapter concludes with specific suggestions for scholars, educators, and practitioners. Intended Audience: Instructors and students in gerontology/aging studies, religious studies, pastoral counseling, congregational leadership, psychology of aging, family studies, lifespan human development, marriage and family therapy, social work, health promotion, geriatric medicine and nursing, long-term care and community-based care, recreation therapy/activities, and intergenerational programming. Clinicians/professionals including pastoral counselors, family therapists, clinical psychologists and geropsychologists, licensed professional counselors, social workers, gerontology practitioners, clergy and older adult program ministers, hospice workers, activities directors, long-term care administrators, and health care providers.

Ramsey, Janet

Mental Health

Routledge

First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an Informa company.

This comprehensive, state-of-the-art textbook and reference volume in family gerontology reviews and critiques the recent theoretical, empirical, and methodological literature; identifies future research directions; and makes recommendations for gerontology professionals.
This book is both an updated version of and a complement to the original Handbook of Families and Aging. The many additions include the most recent demographic changes on aging families, new theoretical formulations, innovative research methods, recent legal issues, and death and bereavement, as well as new material on the relationships themselves―sibling, partnered, and intergenerational relationships, for example. Among the brand-new topics in this edition are step-family relationships, aging families and immigration, aging families and 21st-century technology, and peripheral family ties.
Unlike the more cursory summaries found in textbooks, the essays within Handbook of Families and Aging, Second Edition provide thoughtful, in-depth coverage of each topic. No other book 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. Nevertheless, the contents are written to be engaging and accessible to a broad audience, including advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and gerontology practitioners. Serious lay readers will also find this book highly informative about contemporary family issues.
 • Comprises 23 chapters of all-original work covering background information, relationships, contexts of family life, and turning points such as retirement and divorce
• Contributions from 46 distinguished scholars recognized as leading experts in their fields
• Citations for cutting-edge research on each topic, plus foundational references in new areas
• A detailed topic index

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Aging and the Family: Theory and Research

Handbook of Aging and the Family

Handbook of Families and Aging

Spiritual Resiliency in Older Women: Models of Strength for Challenges through the Life Span

Spiritual Resiliency in Older Women: Models of Strength for Challenges through the Life Span

Adult Friendship (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

Adult Friendship (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

Spiritual Resiliency and Aging: Hope, Relationality, and the Creative Self (Society and Aging)

Spiritual Resiliency and Aging: Hope, Relationality, and the Creative Self (Society and Aging)

Handbook of Families and Aging