Social Integration in the Second Half of Life

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-8018-6454-4
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Gerontology

Social scientists use the term social integration to refer to individuals' connections with others in their environments. The concept and its consequences have been the subject of considerable study. Many researchers have asserted that meaningful and enduring ties to other persons serve as a buffer against stress, and thereby promote physical and mental health. The results are especially pronounced for older persons.

Social Integration in the Second Half of Life presents integrative reviews of theory and research on this topic. The editors and contributors, all currently or previously affiliated with the Cornell Gerontology Research Institute, also present new empirical findings of research done at their center. The first section of the book discusses basic theory and principles of social integration in later life and its implications for health. The second, largest section examines specific issues: retirement, driving, family support, housing, neighbors. The third section addresses interventions to promote social integration: transportation, volunteering, and peer support for dementia caregivers. Throughout, the authors focus on the diverging influences of social integration and its converse, social isolation, in later life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pillemer, Karl

Moen, Phyllis

Wethington, Elaine

Glasgow, Nina

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
Part I: Overview of Major Issues and Approaches
Chapter 1. Social Integration and Aging: Background and Trends
Chapter 2. Multiple Roles, Social Integration, and Health
Part II: Social Integration in Major Domains of Later Life
Chapter 3. A Life-Course Approach to Retirement and Social Integration
Chapter 4. Transportation Transitions and Social Integration of Nonmetropolitan Older Persons
Chapter 5. Social Integration and Family Support: Caregivers to Persons with Alzheimer's Disease
Chapter 6. Future Housing Expectations in Late Midlife: The Role of Retirement, Gender, and Social Integration
Chapter 7. Neighboring as a Form of Social Integration and Support
Chapter 8. Social Integration and the Move to a Continuing Care Retirement Community
Part III: Interventions to Promote Social Integration in Later Life
Chapter 9. An Intervention to Improve Transportation Arrangements
Chapter 10. Fostering Integration: A Case Study of the Cornell Retirees Volunteering in Service (CRVIS) Program
Chapter 11. Peer Support for Alzheimer's Caregivers: Lessons from an Intervention Study
Chapter 12. Closing Thoughts and Future Directions
Author Index
Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Glasgow, Nina
Nina Glasgow is Senior Research Associate in the Department of Rural Sociology.

Wethington, Elaine
Elaine Wethington is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development.

Moen, Phyllis
Phyllis Moen is Ferris Family Professor of Life Course Studies in the at Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center.

Pillemer, Karl
Karl Pillemer is Professor of Human Development in the Cornell Gerontology Research Institute.

Karl Pillemer is Professor of Human Development in the Cornell Gerontology Research Institute. Phyllis Moen is Ferris Family Professor of Life Course Studies in the at Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center. Elaine Wethington is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development. Nina Glasgow is Senior Research Associate in the Department of Rural Sociology.