Family Relationships in Later Life

• Author(s): Timothy H. Brubaker,
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Pages: 272
• ISBN_10: 0803921047
  ISBN_13: 9780803921047
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Family & Relationships / General , Family & Relationships / Parenting / Grandparenting , Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family ,

Description:... Directed towards researchers and practitioners in family studies and gerontology, this completely revised Second Edition of Family Relationships in Later Life provides an innovative new collection of research-based descriptions on family relations of older people. Each chapter summarizes existing literature on the topic and provides up-to-date original research. Topics addressed include: sibling relationships in later life; widowhood; ethnic differences; elder abuse and mistreatment; family care; and health problems.