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Between social networks and formal social services
- Authors:
- LITWIN Howard, AUSLANDER Gail K.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 8(3), September 1988, pp.269-285.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports a study of the social networks of recent applications to the social welfare bureaux of Jerusalem. Beyond review of the relevant study variables as reflected in the literature, and an overview of Israeli social services for the aged, addresses why the social networks of the elderly claimants turned to formal assistance.