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This volume will be a valuable resource for gerontological practioners, researchers, and policy-makers who are interested in the social care of older adults. The individual studies are of evenly high quality and each author presents a thorough discussion of the purpose, methods, results, and implications of his/her research....A major strength of this book is its rigorous, systematic appraoch to exploring a range of methods for studying the social networks of older adults across the aging populations of diverse countries. It is also a timely empirical contribution to politically motivated rhetoric about personal responsibility for the care of dependent family members....This first-rate compendium of studies on the social networks of elders in other countries certainly offers worthwhile alternatives to the interest group struggles that often characterize the development of public policy for the aged in this country."-Journal of Social Service Research(Review report)
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