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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452156903321

Titolo

Research instruments in social gerontology . Volume 2 Social roles and social participation [[electronic resource] /] / editors, David J. Mangen, Warren A. Peterson, with the assistance of Toshi Kii and Robert Sanders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, MN, : University of Minnesota Press, c1982

ISBN

0-8166-5523-5

1-4356-0625-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (574 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MangenDavid J

PetersonWarren A. <1922->

Disciplina

305.2/6

Soggetti

Gerontology - Research

Older people - Social conditions - Research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; How to Use These Volumes; Contributors to Volume 2; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Social Participation Roles; Chapter 3: Dyadic Relations; Chapter 4: Parent-Child Relations; Chapter 5: Kinship Relations; Chapter 6: Work and Retirement; Chapter 7: Socioeconomic Status and Poverty; Chapter 8: Religiosity; Chapter 9: Friends, Neighbors, and Confidants; Chapter 10: Voluntary Associations; Chapter 11: Leisure Activities; Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

The increasing number of older people in the United States has served to focus attention upon the processes of aging and the effectiveness of social programs for the elderly. In order to plan effective programs, accurate social measures are necessary. Now, more than ever before, researchers need conceptually explicit instruments designed to assess individual and social behaviors, attitudes, and traits in the elderly population. This three-volume work is designed to serve the needs of researchers, evaluators, and clinicians in assessing the instruments used in the field of aging. The measures r