Family Ties and Aging
Autor Ingrid Arnet Connidis, Amanda E. Barnetten Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 dec 2018
Focusing on key questions such as "How do current trends and social arrangements affect family relationships?" and "What are the implications of what we know for future research, theory, practice, and policy?", authors Ingrid Arnet Connidis and Amanda E. Barnett explore groups and relationships that are typically overlooked, including the unique family situations of older single and childless persons, sibling ties, older lesbian and gay adults, and new forms of intimate relationships. The Third Edition is thoroughly updated to include the latest research and theoretical developments, recent media coverage of related issues, and new information on intimate relationships in later life and elder neglect/abuse.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781412992862
ISBN-10: 1412992869
Pagini: 488
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:Third Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN-10: 1412992869
Pagini: 488
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:Third Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
Recenzii
This text provides the foundation for discussions...it is valuable for both undergraduate and graduate students. It
offers enough substance for graduate students to use it as a springboard for more in-depth considerations of the topics. It provides
undergraduates with the foundation of information that they can apply to their own lives.
I’ve adopted this book because of its good breadth (combined with good depth, not watered down) of a good variety of topics and
issues. I like the life course and other theoretical perspectives, including the notion of “negotiation” of family
relations, and the attention to how family patterns and relations vary by both age and gender, as well as gay/lesbian relations and other
diversity in family forms.
I have not yet seen a book that is better-structured for my course. The main sections seem to appropriately capture the range of key family relationships during each period.
I believe the book attends to family system-level issues better than others I reviewed. I also build a focus on psychohistorical
perspective into the course and believe this is appropriately addressed in the book.
This text is one of the only up-to-date comprehensive texts on this topic that I have found. Comprehensive is probably the key word. All of the major
topics are addressed.
offers enough substance for graduate students to use it as a springboard for more in-depth considerations of the topics. It provides
undergraduates with the foundation of information that they can apply to their own lives.
I’ve adopted this book because of its good breadth (combined with good depth, not watered down) of a good variety of topics and
issues. I like the life course and other theoretical perspectives, including the notion of “negotiation” of family
relations, and the attention to how family patterns and relations vary by both age and gender, as well as gay/lesbian relations and other
diversity in family forms.
I have not yet seen a book that is better-structured for my course. The main sections seem to appropriately capture the range of key family relationships during each period.
I believe the book attends to family system-level issues better than others I reviewed. I also build a focus on psychohistorical
perspective into the course and believe this is appropriately addressed in the book.
This text is one of the only up-to-date comprehensive texts on this topic that I have found. Comprehensive is probably the key word. All of the major
topics are addressed.
Cuprins
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Introduction and Overview
Chapter 1: Older Persons in a Family Context
The Relevance of Studying Family Relationships in Older Age
The Place of Older People in Families of the Past and Present
Theoretical Orientation
Underlying Assumptions
Dimensions of Family Ties and Plan of the Book
Thinking Ahead
Chapter 2: The Availability of Family Ties in Later Life
Demographic Trends and Family Structure
The Availability of a Marital or Intimate Partner
The Availability of Children
The Availability of Grandchildren
The Availability of Siblings
Living Arrangements in Later Life
Summary
Conclusion to Part I
Part II. Intimate Ties
Chapter 3: Intimate Ties in Later Life
Defining Intimate Ties
The Significance of Marital Status
Sexuality and Aging
Summary
Chapter 4: Long-Term Intimate Partnerships: Marriage and Same-Sex Unions
Marriage in Later Life
Gay and Lesbian Partnerships
The Impact of Life Transitions on Intimate Ties
Summary
Chapter 5: Transitions in Intimate Ties: Loss of a Long-Term Partner
Widowhood
The Death of a Same-Sex Partner
Divorce
Dissolution of Same-Sex Relationships
Summary
Chapter 6: Being Single in Later Life
Portrayals of Being Single
Trends in Staying Single
The Transition to Being Single
The Lives of Older Single Persons
Gay and Lesbian Singles in Mid- and Later Life
Summary
Chapter 7: New Opportunities for Intimacy in Later Life
Remarriage
Cohabitation
Living Apart Together
Dating and Steady Companions
Sexual Intimacy among the Unattached in Later Life
Summary
Conclusion to Part II
Part III. Intergenerational Relations
Chapter 8: Exploring Intergenerational Relations
Perspectives on Intergenerational Relations
Older Parents and Their Adult Children
Chapter 9: Support Exchanges Between Older Parents and Adult Children
Perspectives on Support Exchanges
Parental Support to Adult Children
Child Support to Older Parents
Summary
Chapter 10: Childless Older Persons
Transitions to Childlessness
The Impact of Being Childless on Social Activity and Support in Later Life
The Impact of Being Childless on Quality of Life in Older Age
Summary
Chapter 11: Grandparents and Grandchildren
Availability of and Contact with Grandparents and Grandchildren
The Nature of Grandparent–Grandchild Relations
Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren
The Death of Grandparents
Summary
Chapter 12: Partner Transitions, Stepties, and Intergenerational Relations
The Impact of Divorce on Ties between Older Parents and their Children
The Impact of Divorce on Grandparent–Grandchild Ties
Remarriage, Stepties, and Intergenerational Relations
Summary
Conclusion to Part III
Part IV. Sibling Relationships
Chapter 13: Sibling Ties in Middle and Later Life
Unique Features of Sibling Ties
Diversity Among Siblings
Availability of and Contact with Siblings
The Nature of Sibling Ties in Later Life
Chapter 14: Life Transitions and Sibling Ties
The Impact of Changes in Marital and Parental Status
Aunts and Uncles, Nieces and Nephews
Sharing Caring for Parents
Support Exchanges Among Older Siblings
Summary and Conclusion to Part IV
Part V. Research and Policy
Chapter 15: Research and Policy: Issues and Directions
Research Issues
Social Policy
Summary and Conclusion to Part V
References
Index
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Part I. Introduction and Overview
Chapter 1: Older Persons in a Family Context
The Relevance of Studying Family Relationships in Older Age
The Place of Older People in Families of the Past and Present
Theoretical Orientation
Underlying Assumptions
Dimensions of Family Ties and Plan of the Book
Thinking Ahead
Chapter 2: The Availability of Family Ties in Later Life
Demographic Trends and Family Structure
The Availability of a Marital or Intimate Partner
The Availability of Children
The Availability of Grandchildren
The Availability of Siblings
Living Arrangements in Later Life
Summary
Conclusion to Part I
Part II. Intimate Ties
Chapter 3: Intimate Ties in Later Life
Defining Intimate Ties
The Significance of Marital Status
Sexuality and Aging
Summary
Chapter 4: Long-Term Intimate Partnerships: Marriage and Same-Sex Unions
Marriage in Later Life
Gay and Lesbian Partnerships
The Impact of Life Transitions on Intimate Ties
Summary
Chapter 5: Transitions in Intimate Ties: Loss of a Long-Term Partner
Widowhood
The Death of a Same-Sex Partner
Divorce
Dissolution of Same-Sex Relationships
Summary
Chapter 6: Being Single in Later Life
Portrayals of Being Single
Trends in Staying Single
The Transition to Being Single
The Lives of Older Single Persons
Gay and Lesbian Singles in Mid- and Later Life
Summary
Chapter 7: New Opportunities for Intimacy in Later Life
Remarriage
Cohabitation
Living Apart Together
Dating and Steady Companions
Sexual Intimacy among the Unattached in Later Life
Summary
Conclusion to Part II
Part III. Intergenerational Relations
Chapter 8: Exploring Intergenerational Relations
Perspectives on Intergenerational Relations
Older Parents and Their Adult Children
Chapter 9: Support Exchanges Between Older Parents and Adult Children
Perspectives on Support Exchanges
Parental Support to Adult Children
Child Support to Older Parents
Summary
Chapter 10: Childless Older Persons
Transitions to Childlessness
The Impact of Being Childless on Social Activity and Support in Later Life
The Impact of Being Childless on Quality of Life in Older Age
Summary
Chapter 11: Grandparents and Grandchildren
Availability of and Contact with Grandparents and Grandchildren
The Nature of Grandparent–Grandchild Relations
Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren
The Death of Grandparents
Summary
Chapter 12: Partner Transitions, Stepties, and Intergenerational Relations
The Impact of Divorce on Ties between Older Parents and their Children
The Impact of Divorce on Grandparent–Grandchild Ties
Remarriage, Stepties, and Intergenerational Relations
Summary
Conclusion to Part III
Part IV. Sibling Relationships
Chapter 13: Sibling Ties in Middle and Later Life
Unique Features of Sibling Ties
Diversity Among Siblings
Availability of and Contact with Siblings
The Nature of Sibling Ties in Later Life
Chapter 14: Life Transitions and Sibling Ties
The Impact of Changes in Marital and Parental Status
Aunts and Uncles, Nieces and Nephews
Sharing Caring for Parents
Support Exchanges Among Older Siblings
Summary and Conclusion to Part IV
Part V. Research and Policy
Chapter 15: Research and Policy: Issues and Directions
Research Issues
Social Policy
Summary and Conclusion to Part V
References
Index
About the Authors
Notă biografică
Ingrid Arnet Connidis is Professor of Sociology at Western University (formerly, University of Western Ontario), London, Canada. In 2001 she was the Petersen Visiting Scholar in Gerontology and Family Studies at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, and in 2011 she was Visiting Chair in Gerontology at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Her research on various family ties and aging and on ambivalence appears in a variety of books and journals including Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Family Theory and Review, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, Research on Aging, Journal of Aging Studies, and Canadian Journal on Aging. A theme of Ingrid¿s work is the challenge of negotiating family ties in the face of social inequality and the consequent contradictions that are embedded in social institutions including family and work. Ingrid is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). In 2004 she and Julie McMullin were awarded the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award from GSA for their work on ambivalence (¿Sociological Ambivalence and Family Ties: A Critical Perspective.¿ Journal of Marriage and Family, 2002:64:3:558¿567). In 2013, Ingrid was a proud recipient of the inaugural Wiley Alexis Walker Award at the National Council on Family Relations in recognition of her influence on and contribution to the field and for best research publication in family studies (¿Interview and memoir: Complementary narratives on the family ties of gay adults¿ published in the Journal of Family Theory & Review in 2012). This award is in memory of a woman of intellect, integrity, humility, and generosity, Alexis J. Walker, whose example and mentoring continue to have a profound influence on the lives of many scholars and students.
Descriere
Providing an integrated and thorough representation from current research and contemporary society, Family Ties and Aging shows how pressing issues of our time—an aging population, changing family structures, and new patterns of work-family balance—are negotiated in the family lives of middle-aged and older adults.
Focusing on key questions such as "How do current trends and social arrangements affect family relationships?" and "What are the implications of what we know for future research, theory, practice, and policy?" authors Ingrid Arnet Connidis and Amanda E. Barnett explore groups and relationships that are typically overlooked, including the unique family situations of older single and childless persons, sibling ties, older lesbian and gay adults, and new forms of intimate relationships. The Third Edition is thoroughly updated to include the latest research and theoretical developments, recent media coverage of related issues, and new information on intimate relationships in later life and elder neglect/abuse.
Focusing on key questions such as "How do current trends and social arrangements affect family relationships?" and "What are the implications of what we know for future research, theory, practice, and policy?" authors Ingrid Arnet Connidis and Amanda E. Barnett explore groups and relationships that are typically overlooked, including the unique family situations of older single and childless persons, sibling ties, older lesbian and gay adults, and new forms of intimate relationships. The Third Edition is thoroughly updated to include the latest research and theoretical developments, recent media coverage of related issues, and new information on intimate relationships in later life and elder neglect/abuse.