Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations offers current, multidisciplinary perspectives on social support and service provision to older Americans. The chapters trace how our understanding of social support among older adults has developed over the past 40 years and explore current gerontological research in the area. They consider how informal care arrangements articulate with formal long-term care policies and programs to provide support to the diverse population of older Americans.
Key Features
- Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Insights from various fields on social support for older adults.
- Historical Context: Examination of the development of social support understanding over the last 40 years.
- Informal and Formal Care: Analysis of how different care arrangements work together to support older Americans.
- Network Diversity: Focus on the heterogeneity of support networks, considering gender, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and immigrant status.
- Policy Improvement: Recommendations to enhance services for caregivers and care recipients.
Additional Information
Collectively, the chapters provide insight into the complexity of older adult’s social support networks that can be used to improve the services provided to caregivers and care recipients as well as the policies that promote high-quality support to people of all ages who are in need of assistance.
