Handbook of Aging and the Family

No other reference 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. It includes many suggestions for theoretical and practical applications for future research on a score of important topics. This multidisciplinary survey is an invaluable library reference and teaching resource intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students teachers and practitioners for gerontologists family scholars psychologists sociologists historians social workers health-care providers and policy makers.