Hansson, Robert O <br/><br/>
Relationships in old age: coping with the challenge of transition/ 
Robert O. Hansson and Bruce N. Carpenter. 
 - New York:  Guilford Press,  c1994. 
 - xi, 180 p.  
<br/><br/>The critical role of relationships --<br/>Adaptation and coping in the aging context --<br/>The problematic nature of supportive relationships in old age --<br/>Obstacles to family support and caregiving in later years --<br/>The interpersonal contexts of old age --<br/>Theory and measurement of relational competence --<br/>Research on relational competence and social functioning --<br/>Intervention strategies --<br/>Special problems of the elderly : depression, housing, legal incompetence, and caregiver strain --<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0898621984 (acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Older people--Psychology--Older people--Social networks
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.26  / HAN/R