Married and Spouseless Men and Women in Planned Retirement Communities: Support Network Differentials.

Longino, Charles F., Jr.; Lipman, Aaron

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Publication Date: 1981-Feb

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Married and Spouseless Men and Women in Planned Retirement Communities: Support Network Differentials.

Longino, Charles F., Jr.; Lipman, Aaron

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v43 n1 p169-77 Feb 1981

Explored the nature of informal support given to older persons, depending upon gender and marital status. Random samples of 488 residents of retirement communities were interviewed. Data indicated the married had more primary relations than the nonmarried; married women had the most and spouseless men the fewest. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Environmental Influences, Family Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Status, Older Adults, Retirement, Sex Differences, Spouses

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