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Older men, social integration and organisational activities
Author(s)	Kate Davidson, Tom Daly, Sara Arber
Corporate Author	Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender - CRAG, University of Surrey
Journal title	Social Policy & Society, vol 2, pt 2, April 2003
Pages	pp 81-89
Keywords	Older men ; Living alone ; Personal relationships ; Health [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Research Reviews.
Annotation	This article investigates the influence of partnership status on older men's involvement in social organisations, drawing on qualitative research. Men are found to be highly resistant to participation in organisations that cater primarily for the needs of older people. Older divorced and never-married men are more susceptible to social isolation and poor health than married men. This could be ameliorated by membership of such establishments, yet their resistance is the greatest. Policy implications focus on identifying and responding to appropriate provision of organisational and communal activities for ageing men, particularly those who spend their later years without a partner. This research is also published as part of the ESRC Growing Older Programme, (GO Findings series, number 12). (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030626206 A
Classmark	BC: K8: DS: CC: F: 3A:6KC
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