Supportive Network - Coping With Old Age

First published in 1984, this study of the everyday lives of elderly people, and the sources of help and care available to them in the community at the time, made a special contribution by showing how they can and do make creative adaptations to the challenge of age, and by increasing our understanding of their informal networks of support.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements. Part 1: Background 1. The Research Context 2. The Social Context of Care Part 2: Access 3. Mobility and Communications Systems 4. Access to Basic Goods and Services Part 3: Social Environment 5. Family. Friends and Neighbours 6. Voluntary Association and Spare-Time Activities Part 4: Support 7. Help and Helpers 8. Support Networks, Isolation, Loneliness and Morale 9. Elderly People Coping 10. Independence versus Dependence 11. Policy Implications. Appendix 1 – University College of North Wales, Bangor, Elderly in the Community: Questionnaire. Appendix 2 – Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale. References. Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

G. Clare Wenger

Zusammenfassung

First published in 1984, this study of the everyday lives of elderly people, and the sources of help and care available to them in the community at the time, made a special contribution by showing how they can and do make creative adaptations to the challenge of age, and by increasing our understanding of their informal networks of support.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: G Clare Wenger, G. Clare Wenger
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781032074375
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3207437-5
• Seiten: 258
• Serie: National Institute Social Services Library
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work, Age groups: the elderly, Relating to late adulthood / old age