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| Social networks of elders without children | | Author(s) | Melanie Giranda, James E Luk, Kathryn A Atchison |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 31, no 1/2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 63-84 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Parents ; Childless ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Currently, one-fifth of Americans over the age of 65 have no children. Demographic predictions estimate that almost one-third of the baby-boom generation, when they reach the age 65, will have no children. Given the extensive supportive roles played by adult children, this increase in adults without children has implications for social policy and social work practice. In this study, social integration patterns were examined among four groups: no children; no proximal children; one proximal child; and two or more proximal children. Findings showed that older persons without children were older, female, black, unmarried, living alone with lower incomes and more physical health problems than their counterparts. Differences between groups were found in family, confidant, and mutual support dimensions of social networks. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000526404 A |
| Classmark | P6: SR: SU: 7T |
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