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Progress report: continuity and change in the study of family relationships
- Author:
- JEROME Dorothy
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 16(1), January 1996, pp.93-104.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Investigates and discusses recent work on family life in old age in terms of an analysis of Entries in Abstracts in Social Gerontology between March 1992 and March 1995.
Only the lonely
- Author:
- DOBSON Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.6.95, 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Due to the disappearance of social networks which kept people as part of the community into old age, many are living and dying at home alone.
Trends and implications for human service development in Singapore
- Author:
- ANG John
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 5(1), January 1995, pp.95-106.
- Publisher:
- Times Academic
The changing status of Singapore women leads to delayed marriage and lower parity, altering the demographic profile. Some implications for human service development in elderly and family welfare are discussed.
Elder abuse in Hong Kong: a new family problem for the old east?
- Author:
- KWAN Alex Yui-Huen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 6(3/4), 1995, pp.65-80.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In Hong Kong, little is known about the incidence and prevalence of elder abuse and neglect. Still less is known about why it occurs, under what circumstances, and how to prevent such incidents or alleviate their effects. Because of the imprecision in the definition of elder abuse and neglect and the differences between the two concepts, the extent of the problem is not known in Hong Kong. Nevertheless, this should not prevent the Hong Kong government from developing policies.
The S.A.V.E. project: one year on
- Author:
- LEWISHAM. Social Services Department
- Publisher:
- Lewisham. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from a multidisciplinary project which aims to discover more about abuse of elderly people in Lewisham and to devise methods of supporting older people and their carers.
Family care of the elderly: social and cultural changes
- Editor:
- KOSBERG Jordan I.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 329p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Newbury Park, CA
Takes a global look at care for older people within the family circle, and compares and contrasts global changes in the last decade.
Families, services and confusion in old age
- Authors:
- LEVIN Enid, SINCLAIR Ian, GORBACH Peter
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 328p., tables, diags., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Report of a NISW study which aimed to identify the specific problems faced by carers of elderly mentally infirm people, to assess which were more and which were less stressful, and to explore the effectiveness of services.
The impact of informal social networks on the elderly's need for services
- Authors:
- ZELL M., GIBSON J.W.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 14(3/4), 1989, pp.3-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The authors found that elderly people without informal support expressed only slightly greater service needs than those with support: discusses implications for service planning.
Some people can never retire
- Authors:
- COLLYER M., GRIFFITHS M.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.5.88, 1988, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Elderly carers.
Family support systems and the minority elderly: a cautionary analysis
- Authors:
- GRATTON B, WILSON V.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 13(1/2), 1988, pp.81-93.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Reviews the research literature and argues that the assumption that ethnic minority families provide satisfactory support to the elderly needs to be questioned.