Author : Merril Silverstein, PhD
Release : 2004-11-18
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 973/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 24, 2004 by : Merril Silverstein, PhD
Download or read book Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 24, 2004 written by Merril Silverstein, PhD. This book was released on 2004-11-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the importance of time and place, as applied to aging families. In the first section, chapters focus on the temporal dimension of intergenerational relations using frameworks from human development, sociology, social history, and social psychology. The second section focuses on the social ecology of intergenerational relations in terms of the national contexts within which families are embedded. The contributors demonstrate how the social, cultural, historical, and institutional forces that orient older and younger family members toward each other in both structured and adaptive ways.
