Companionship in the Neighborhood Context: Older Adults' Living Arrangements and Perceptions of Social Cohesion

Research on Aging

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 228-243

  Bromell, Lea ^a   Cagney, Kathleen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b The University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

companionship; living arrangements; neighborhood context; older adults; social cohesion

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84892894626     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027512475096     Document Type: Article

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