{"product_id":"the-social-networks-of-older-people-a-cross-national-analysis-hardcover-1","title":"The Social Networks of Older People: A Cross-National Analysis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Litwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHoward Litwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited volume examines the social networks of older people in nine countries from a range of perspectives in order to determine the potential of informal support structures to deliver the bulk of care in today's society. Researchers from the United States, Canada, England and Wales, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, and Israel present up-to-date analyses of support networks in each of their countries. The social policy implications of the comparative data are critically reviewed. The findings clearly suggest that social network availability is diminishing for a significant minority of elderly people. However, current practice in most countries reveals little purposive interweaving of formal services and informal networks, in order to strengthen the function of the latter and to prolong their presumed benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHOWARD LITWIN has published 60 articles, book chapters and research monographs in the fields of social gerontology, social networks and community-based social work.\/e Dr. Litwin received his DSW from Columbia University and is currently Associate Professor of Social Work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.6 x 6.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47685152899293,"sku":"9780275953270","price":194.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/TBOxnWRRwY9780275953270_678f3336-2376-4161-ba8d-80e32612bac9.webp?v=1774007745","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-social-networks-of-older-people-a-cross-national-analysis-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}