Table of Contents:
  • Diversity and dynamics in late-life mother-daughter relationships / Rosemary Blieszner, Paul M. Usita, Jay A. Mancini
  • The Saliency of the grandmother-granddaughter relationship: predictors of association / Vira R. Kivett
  • Sisters in later life: changes in contact and availability / Jean Perason Scott
  • Friendships between older women: interactions and reactions / Karen A. Roberto
  • Significant relationships among older women: cultural and personal constructions of lesbianism / Dena Shenk, Elise Fullmer
  • Religious commitment and social relationships: their relative contributions to self-esteem of Catholic sisters in later life / Joyce M. Mercier, Mack C. Shelley, Edward A. Powers
  • Female farm operators: attitudes about social support in their retirement years / M. Jean Turner
  • Empowerment-oriented social work practice: impact on late life relationships of women / Enid Opal Cox, Ruth R. Parsons
  • The Guardianship experience of women: the relationship between older wards and their guardians / Robbyn R. Wacker, Pat M. Keith
  • Older women living in a continuing care retirement community: marital status and friendship formation / Margaret A. Perkinson, David D. Rockemann
  • Relationships among older women living in a nursing home / Bethel Ann Powers.