TY - BOOK AU - Connidis,Ingrid Arnet TI - Family ties & aging SN - 0761919570 AV - HQ1064.U5 C61135 2001 U1 - 305.260971 21 PY - 2001///] CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Older people KW - Family relationships KW - United States KW - Canada N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-307) and index; Pt. I; Introduction and Overview; 1; Older Persons in a Family Context; 2; The Availability of Family Ties in Later Life --; Pt. II; Intimate Ties; 3; Intimate Ties in Later Life; 4; Intimate Partnerships; 5; Being Single in Later Life; 6; Transitions in Marital Status: Widowhood, Divorce, and Remarriage --; Pt. III; Intergenerational Relations; 7; Exploring Intergenerational Relations; 8; Support Exchanges Between Older Parents and Their Children; 9; Childless Older Persons; 10; Grandparents and Grandchildren; 11; The Impact of Divorce and Remarriage on Intergenerational Relations --; Pt. IV; Sibling Relationships; 12; Sibling Ties in Middle and Later Life; 13; Life Transitions and Sibling Ties --; Pt. V; Research and Policy Issues and Directions; 14; Research and Policy Issues and Directions ER -