Social bonds in later life : aging and interdependence

Preface - Warren A Peterson Introduction - Jill Quadagno PART ONE: INTERDEPENDENCE IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS Responsibility for Household Tasks - Timothy H Brubaker A Look at Golden Anniversary Couples Aged 75 Years and Older Equity, Role Strains, and Depression Among Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women - Pat M Keith and Robert B Schafer Marriage, Gender, and Social Relations in Later Life - Karen Altergott Marital Status and Life Satisfaction - Nancy F Mouser et al A Study of Older Men Family Relations of the Older Widow - Jeanne M Gibbs Their Location and Importance for Her Social Life Elderly Parents and the Caregiving Role - Lucy Rose Fischer An Asymmetrical Transition Dating and Courtship in Late Life - Kris Bulcroft and Richard Bulcroft An Exploratory Study PART TWO: INTERDEPENCENCE IN SOCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS Affectivity and the Interweave of Social Circles - James C Creech and Nicholas Babchuk Life Course Transitions Network Analysis of Mid-Life Transitions - John O'Brien A Hypothesis on Phases of Change in Microstructures Interdependence in Informal Support Systems - Gloria D Heinemann The Case of Elderly, Urban Widows The Mediating Role of Social Networks in the Housing Decisions of the Elderly - Adrian Ruth Walter Who Helps the Elderly Person - Neena L Chappell and Betty Havens A Discussion of Informal and Formal Care Service Needs and Support Networks of Elderly Native Americans - Robert John Family, Friends, and Social Service Agencies PART THREE: INTERDEPENDENCE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES The Older Volunteer - Barbara Payne and C Neil Bull The Case for Interdependence The Voluntary Organization as Support System in the Aging Process - Linda M Breytspraak, Burton P Halpert, and Philip G Olson Interpersonal Support and Health of Older People - Marshall J Graney Social Support and Chronic Disease - Sidney M Stahl and Marilyn K Potts A Propositional Inventory Chronic Illness and Care Provision - Rachel Filinson A Study of Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease as Biographical Work - Jaber F Gubrium and Robert J Lynott Hospice - Harry S Shanis Interdependence of the Dying with Their Community Social Factors in Institutional Living - Eva Kahana, Boaz Kahana, and Rosalie F Young