Using data from the National Survey of American Life, we investigated the social and
demographic correlates of fictive kin network involvement among African Americans, Black …

Issues in Aging combines social, psychological, biological, and philosophical perspectives
to present a multifaceted picture of aging. Novak illustrates both the problems and the …

This initial report details the origin, development, and “charter residents” of the new
ElderSpirit Community, a resident-managed elder-only cohousing community focusing on …

Canada is a relatively young, geographically-diverse country, with a larger proportion of the
population aged over 65 than under 15. Increasing alongside the number of ageing …

This chapter takes Nancy Fraser's (2000) three domains of social justice–resource
distribution, recognition and representation–and applies them to people who are ageing …

Objectives. This study examined the extent to which older adults in the Netherlands include
a nonrelative as part of their family (create fictive kin), and whether this process is similar in …

Despite the wealth of literature on foster care, limited attention has been given to
investigating the subjective, everyday experiences of the carers themselves. Lauren Pickin …

The number of relatives and geographical proximity between them affects informal support
provided to older persons. In this study, we investigate whether (a) childless persons and …

Processes of individualization have transformed families in late modernity. Although families
may be more opportunistically created, they still face challenges of economic insecurity. In …

For decades, social scientists have assumed that “fictive kinship” is a phenomenon
associated only with marginal peoples and people of color in the United States. In this …