TY - BOOK AU - Hansson, Robert O TI - Relationships in old age: coping with the challenge of transition SN - 0898621984 (acid-free paper) U1 - 305.26 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - Guilford Press KW - Older people--Psychology KW - Older people--Social networks N1 - The critical role of relationships -- Adaptation and coping in the aging context -- The problematic nature of supportive relationships in old age -- Obstacles to family support and caregiving in later years -- The interpersonal contexts of old age -- Theory and measurement of relational competence -- Research on relational competence and social functioning -- Intervention strategies -- Special problems of the elderly : depression, housing, legal incompetence, and caregiver strain -- ER -