Family Practices in Later Life

Pat Chambers; Graham Allan; Chris Phillipson; Mo Ray

doi:10.46692/9781847427335

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Pat Chambers, Keele University, Graham Allan, Chris Phillipson, The University of Manchester, Mo Ray, University of Lincoln

Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Online publication date:: July 2022
Print publication year:: 2009
Online ISBN:: 9781847427335
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.46692/9781847427335

Subjects:: Sociology of Religion, Sociology
Series:: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series

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This exciting book challenges many common stereotypes about the nature of family involvement as people age. The book explores diversity and change in the family relationships older people maintain, looking at how family relationships are constructed and organised in later life.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Dedication
pp iii-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Foreword
pp vi-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

Introduction
pp ix-xii

one - Family practices and family relationships
pp 1-14

two - Families in later life
pp 15-26

three - Older parents and their adult children
pp 27-38

four - Long-lasting relationships
pp 39-50

five - Brothers and sisters
pp 51-62

six - Grandparenting
pp 63-74

seven - Later life widow(er)hood
pp 75-86

eight - Globalisation and transnational communities: implications for family life in old age
pp 87-98

nine - Changing times: older people and family ties
pp 99-106

References
pp 107-120

Index
pp 121-124

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