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Sisters in later life — changes in contact and availability
Author(s)	Jean Pearson Scott
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 8, nos 3/4, 1996
Pages	pp 41-53
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Sister ; Engagement ; Personal relationships ; Rural areas ; Well being ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	This study presents a longitudinal examination of structural and contact features of older, rural women's sibling networks. Sibling network variables were also correlated with measures of subjective well-being. After controlling for proximity, frequency of contact between siblings did not change. Although sisters predominated in sibling networks, proximate brothers were slightly more prevalent and had more frequent contacts with the respondents. Associations between sibling variables and subjective well-being were not found. Siblings remain active in the kin networks of women into late age.
Accession Number	CPA-960124003 A
Classmark	BD: SVA: DN: DS: RL: D:F:5HH: 3J: 7T
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