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Social Relationships in Later Life: A Review of the Research Literature
Author(s) -
PHILLIPSON CHRIS
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199705)12:5<505::aid-gps577>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - friendship , marital status , social life , psychology , gerontology , social relationship , sociology , social relation , social psychology , demography , social science , medicine , population
This review examines the contribution of sociological perspectives to the study of relationships in later life. Three main areas are analysed: first, the family life of older people; second, marital relationships; third, friendship in later life. The article concludes with an assessment of the changes affecting the social lives of different groups of older people.© 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.