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Addressing isolation
— the importance of integration and the role of institutions | | Author(s) | Jonathan Yates |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 16, no 1, 2015 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2015 |
| Pages | pp 58-61 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/qaoa.htm |
| Keywords | Isolation ; Loneliness ; Social inclusion ; Integration ; Friendship ; Religious voluntary organisations ; Self help organisations. |
| Annotation | The author highlights the importance of integration in tackling isolation in later life, proposes institutions as a key factor in forming intergenerational friendships, and assesses the key conditions which need to be established. The institutions he has in mind range from schools and churches, to organisations such as trade unions, working men's clubs, the Women's Institute (WI), the Guides, and Scouts. Assessment is based on work on social contact theory by Professor Miles Hewstone, amongst others, as well as case studies, research from Age UK and the Social Integration Commission. Isolation can be seen as part of the broader issue of a failure of social integration. A lack of integration in earlier life results in networks which are not age-diverse. This results in isolation in later life. Institutions are key in preventing this, as they allow for the formation of intergenerational friendships and trust. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170519233 A |
| Classmark | TP: DV: RNA: TO: DS:SX: PN: PQ |
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