The Republic of Ireland has a population of just under 5 million people. The percentage of
people over age 65years is approximately 20%(CSO, 2016). Ireland has directed that all …

As populations age around the globe, social workers will have more and more contact with
older people, particularly in the practice fields of health care and social care services …

This article challenges the dominance of age homophily in the literature on friendship. Using
findings from a recent study on intergenerational friendship, we put forward a new …

This book is a highly original exploration of what life could and should be. It juxtaposes a
philosophical enquiry into the nature of the good life with an ethnography of people living in …

The concept of intergenerational fairness has taken hold across Europe since the 2008
financial crisis. In the United Kingdom (UK), focus on intergenerational conflict has been …

Background Intergenerational friendship is a friendship which occurs between differing
generations of older and younger adults. Intergenerational friendship as a research topic …

This article reports on young university students' visions of the future of the family in Ireland,
a country that has experienced dramatic economic fluctuations and extensive social change …

Introduction The remarkable growth of older adults represents a challenge for our societies.
The population of aging requires adjustments that sometimes are difficult to achieve for …

It is widely believed that anomic conditions increase crime rates but empirical tests have
produced mixed results. This may be partly due to a failure by researchers to take account of …

Ireland's ageing population, which is characterized by increased heterogeneity, provides an
opportunity for social work with older people to fully establish itself as a significant and …