Social Networks of Older People

HOWARD LITWIN has published 60 articles, book chapters and research monographs in the fields of social gerontology, social networks and community-based social work./e Dr. Litwin received his DSW from Columbia University and is currently Associate Professor of Social Work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

• Figures and Tables Introduction by Howard Litwin The Social Networks of Elderly People in Sweden by Lars Andersson and Gerdt Sundstrom The Lineage-Structured Social Networks of Older People in France by Claudine Attias-Donfut and Alain Rozenkier The Elderly in Spain: The Dominance of Family and the Wherewithal of the State by Francois Beland and Maria-Victoria Zunzunegui Profiles of the Social Networks of Canada's Elderly: An Analysis of 1990 General Social Survey Data by Leroy Stone and Carolyn Rosenthal Social Network Characteristics and Social Network Types Among Elderly People in Finland by Tuula Melkas and Marja Jylha Support Network Measurement and Typology Development in England and Wales by G. Clare Wenger Assessing Social Support Networks Among Older People in the United States by James Lubben and Melanie Gironda The Personal Network of Dutch Older Adults: A Source of Social Contact and Instrumental Support by Marjolein Broese van Groenou and Theo van Tilburg The Interpersonal Milieu of Elderly People in Jerusalem by Gail Auslander A Cross-National Social Network Analysis by Howard Litwin Bibliography Author Index Subject Index