Handbook of Families and Aging by Rosemary Blieszner (English) Hardcover Book

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This comprehensive reference in family gerontology reviews and critiques the recent theoretical, empirical, and methodological literature; identifies future research directions; and makes recommendations for gerontology professionals.

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This comprehensive, state-of-the-art textbook and reference volume in family gerontology reviews and critiques the recent theoretical, empirical, and methodological literature; identifies future research directions; and makes recommendations for gerontology professionals.This book is both an updated version of and a complement to the original Handbook of Families and Aging. The many additions include the most recent demographic changes on aging families, new theoretical formulations, innovative research methods, recent legal issues, and death and bereavement, as well as new material on the relationships themselves—sibling, partnered, and intergenerational relationships, for example. Among the brand-new topics in this edition are step-family relationships, aging families and immigration, aging families and 21st-century technology, and peripheral family ties.Unlike the more cursory summaries found in textbooks, the essays within Handbook of Families and Aging, Second Edition provide thoughtful, in-depth coverage of each topic. No other book provides such a comprehensive and timely overview of theory and research on family relationships, the contexts of family life, and major turning points in late-life families. Nevertheless, the contents are written to be engaging and accessible to a broad audience, including advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and gerontology practitioners. Serious lay readers will also find this book highly informative about contemporary family issues.

Author Biography

Rosemary Blieszner, PhD, is alumni distinguished professor of human development and associate director of the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford, PhD, is professor emerita at the University of Indianapolis, School of Psychological Sciences, Indianapolis, IN.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsPART I. BACKGROUND1. The Family Context of AgingRosemary Blieszner and Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford2. Demographic Trends and Later Life Families in the 21st CenturyEmily M. Agree and Mary Elizabeth Hughes3. Theoretical Directions for Studying Family Ties and AgingIngrid Arnet Connidis4. Innovative Research Methods for Family GerontologyAloen L. TownsendPART II. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS5. Marriage and Other Partnered Relationships in Middle and Late AdulthoodJamila Bookwala6. Sibling Relationships from Midlife to Old AgeVictoria Hilkevitch Bedford and Paula Smith Avioli7. Aging Parents and Adult Children: Determinants of Relationship QualityJori Sechrist, J. Jill Suitor, Karl Pillemer, Megan Gilligan, Abigail R. Howard, and Shirley A. Keeton8. Grandparenthood: Grandchild and Great-Grandchild RelationshipsBert Hayslip Jr. and Kyle S. Page9. Relationships in Older StepfamiliesLawrence Ganong and Marilyn Coleman10. The Importance of Discretionary and Fictive Kin Relationships for Older AdultsMarieke VoorpostelPART III. CONTEXTS OF FAMILY LIFE11. Intersectionality and Aging FamiliesToni Calasanti and K. Jill Kiecolt12. Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Aging Families: Implications for Resource Allocation and Well-Being across GenerationsMerril Silverstein, Jessica Lendon, and Roseann Giarrusso13. Older Rural Adults and Their FamiliesNorah Keating and Stephanie Fletcher14. Aging Families and ImmigrationPaula M. Usita and Holly B. Shakya15. U.S. Old Age Policy and FamiliesMadonna Harrington Meyer and Chantell Frazier16. Legal Issues in Aging FamiliesMarshall B. Kapp17. Elder Abuse in Aging FamiliesPamela B. Teaster, Tenzin Wangmo, and Frances B. Vorsky18. Family Gerontechnology: An Emergent Agenda for Research, Policy, and PracticeJennifer M. Kinney and Cary S. KartPART IV. TURNING POINTS IN FAMILY LIFE19. Families and RetirementMaximiliane E. Szinovacz, David J. Ekerdt, Abigail Butt, Kelli Barton, and Corina R. Oala20. Divorce and Widowhood in Later LifeDeborah Carr and Tetyana Pudrovska21. Family Caregiving in Later Life: Shifting ParadigmsRachel Pruchno and Laura N. Gitlin22. Turning Points in Later Life: Grief and BereavementBrian de VriesPART V. FUTURE RESEARCH23. New Directions for Family Gerontology: Where Do We Go from Here?Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford and Rosemary BliesznerAbout the Editors and ContributorsIndex

Review

"This collection of well-researched essays . . . summarizes a massive amount of data and analysis. . . . An effective reference source. Summing Up: Recommended." - Choice

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This comprehensive, state-of-the-art textbook and reference volume in family gerontology reviews and critiques the recent theoretical, empirical, and methodological literature; identifies future research directions; and makes recommendations for gerontology professionals.

Long Description

This book is both an updated version of and a complement to the original Handbook of Families and Aging . The many additions include the most recent demographic changes on aging families, new theoretical formulations, innovative research methods, recent legal issues, and death and bereavement, as well as new material on the relationships themselves--sibling, partnered, and intergenerational relationships, for example. Among the brand-new topics in this edition are step-family relationships, aging families and immigration, aging families and 21st-century technology, and peripheral family ties. Unlike the more cursory summaries found in textbooks, the essays within Handbook of Families and Aging, Second Edition provide thoughtful, in-depth coverage of each topic. No other book provides such a comprehensive and timely overview of theory and research on family relationships, the contexts of family life, and major turning points in late-life families. Nevertheless, the contents are written to be engaging and accessible to a broad audience, including advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and gerontology practitioners. Serious lay readers will also find this book highly informative about contemporary family issues.

Review Quote

"This collection of well-researched essays . . . summarizes a massive amount of data and analysis. . . . An effective reference source. Summing Up: Recommended." - Choice

Promotional "Headline"

Nearly every family is affected by aging issues, whether of parents, grandparents, partners, siblings, in-laws, or other family members. The ravaged economy, issues with Medicare and Social Security, longer life spans, and complications related to failing health and dementia are creating more families living together with elders. Understanding and addressing the multifaceted challenges of aging and family dynamics is more important than ever before.

Description for Reader

* Provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analyses of key dimensions of family life in middle and old age * Examines both traditional family relationship topics such as sibling ties and marital and partner relationships, and important new issues like elder abuse, immigrant families, step-family issues * Presents an overview of major issues, critiques of the existing state of research on each topic, suggestions for future research, and implications for gerontology professionals in each chapter

Details ISBN0313381739 Language English ISBN-10 0313381739 ISBN-13 9780313381737 Media Book Format Hardcover Edition 2nd DEWEY 305.26 Illustrations Yes Short Title HANDBK OF FAMILIES & AGING 2/E Year 2012 Author Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Place of Publication Westport Country of Publication United States Edited by Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford UK Release Date 2012-09-20 NZ Release Date 2012-09-20 US Release Date 2012-09-20 Audience Age 7-17 Pages 632 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Edition Description 2nd edition Publication Date 2012-09-20 Alternative 9781440828638 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2012-09-19 We've got this

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