This article examines changes over time in social network composition among a sample of
people aged 85 and over at baseline interview in 1987, who were followed-up two and a …

This article examines changes over 2 1 2–3 years in social network composition among
three samples of elderly people, and reports on a considerable amount of change in network …

A survey of the health and social circumstances of 662 people aged 85 and over, living at
home in inner London, was conducted in 1987. A primary aim was to analyze the structure of …

There is a long-standing tradition in the field of gerontology of studying the social networks
of the aged. Most studies focus on the support networks of the elderly and describe their …

Objectives Contemporary societal views on old age as well as a rise in retirement age raise
the question whether patterns of stability and/or decline in network size as found in earlier …

Despite conventional wisdom that urbanization has worsened the lot of the elderly and that
rural or traditional societies are, therefore, more benign environments for the very old, data …

References to social networks, support networks or care networks are frequent in all the
literature on gerontology. Most commonly, no distinction is made between these three …

This chapter describes recent developments in gerontological network research. After a brief
introduction, we distinguish three main theoretical approaches: convoy, social exchange …

This article examines the impact over time of changes in older people's health and functional
capacity on the composition of their support networks. The analysis identified a pattern of …

Objectives. Previous studies have shown that most older people have a significant number
of relationships. However, the question of whether the aging of old people produces losses …