Social integration in the second half of life / edited by Karl Pillemer [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Social integration and aging : background and trends / Karl Pillemer and Nina Glasgow -- Multiple roles, social integration, and health / Elaine Wethington [and others] -- A life-course approach to retirement and social integration / Phyllis Moen [and others] -- Transportation transitions and social integration of nonmetropolitan older persons / Nina Glasgow -- Social integration and family support : caregivers to persons with Alzheimer's disease / Karl Pillemer and J. Jill Suitor -- Future housing expectations in late midlife : the role of retirement, gender, and social integration / Julie T. Robison and Phyllis Moen -- Neighboring as a form of social integration / Elaine Wethington and Allison Kavey -- Social integration and the move to a continuing care retirement community / Mary Ann Erickson [and others] -- An intervention to improve transportation arrangements / Nina Glasgow -- Fostering integration : a case study of the Cornell Retirees Volunteering in Service (CRVIS) program / Phyllis Moen [and others] -- Peer support for Alzheimer's caregivers : lessons from an intervention study / Karl Pillemer [and others] -- Closing thoughts and future directions / Phyllis Moen [and others].

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Annotation Social scientists use the term social integration to refer to individuals' connections with others in their environments. The concept and its consequences have been the subject of considerable study. Many researchers have asserted that meaningful and enduring ties to other persons serve as a buffer against stress, and thereby promote physical and mental health. The results are especially pronounced for older persons. Social Integration in the Second Half of Life presents integrative reviews of theory and research on this topic. The editors and contributors, all currently or previously affiliated with the Cornell Gerontology Research Institute, also present new empirical findings of research done at their center. The first section of the book discusses basic theory and principles of social integration in later life and its implications for health. The second, largest section examines specific issues: retirement, driving, family support, housing, neighbors. The third section addresses interventions to promote social integration: transportation, volunteering, and peer support for dementia caregivers. Throughout, the authors focus on the diverging influences of social integration and its converse, social isolation, in later life.

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