The post-war period has witnessed considerable change in England affecting family
structures and social relationships both within, and between, the generations. In this paper …

This article addresses two questions: Are “stayers”—defined as older people who were born
in an area and lived there for 25 years or more prior to interview—more likely to have locally …

Within the context of an aging Canadian rural and small-town landscape, there is a growing
trend of low-income senior women living alone. While there is a perception that rural seniors …

Objectives. This article describes new longitudinal data on older adults' egocentric social
networks collected by the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP). We …

Studies often find gender differences in social networks in later life, but are these findings
universal, or do they differ in various cultural contexts? To address this research gap, the …

This edited volume examines the social networks of older people in nine countries from a
range of perspectives in order to determine the potential of informal support structures to …

Objective: To investigate the effects of total social networks and specific social net-works
with children, relatives, friends, and confidants on disability in mobility and Nagi functional …

Objectives: Integration into social networks is an important determinant of health and
survival in late adulthood. We first identify different types of non-kin networks among older …

Objectives When identifying older adults who may be at risk of being without necessary
supports, policy makers and scholars tend to focus on those living alone, neglecting …

The rapid growth of the older population in India draws attention to the factors that contribute
to their changing health realities. However, there has hardly been any study in India that has …