Background. Deficiencies in older people's social relationships (including loneliness, social
isolation, and low social support) have been implicated as a cause of premature mortality …

This article reviews and presents research findings on the relationships between
parenthood and health over the life span. Existing research shows lacunae. The links …

Objectives. Rapid growth in the size of the childless elderly population has prompted
concerns about the negative effects of childlessness on psychological well-being. This study …

This article provides the rationale for doing research on childlessness and parenthood in
late life. Childless older adults have been rendered invisible in the social scientific literature …

The research explores loneliness in old age from a sociological life course perspective.
Acknowledging that individual experiences are always embedded in not just the present …

Childlessness is an increasingly common condition in many European societies. The
consequences that this demographic phenomenon might have on welfare systems—and …

Summer 2023 Page 1 AMBERTON UNIVERSITY e-COURSE SYLLABUS HBD6768.E1 Aging
and End of Life Issues Summer 2023 PROFESSOR INFORMATION: Name: Aimee Herring …

Adults are increasingly aging alone with multiple chronic diseases and are geographically
distant from family or friends. It is challenging for clinicians to identify these individuals, often …

Using pooled cross-sectional data from the first two waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing
and Retirement in Europe, we address the question of whether and how parenthood and …

Western societies are ageing rapidly. Today people do not only live longer, they also have
fewer children. These developments exert considerable pressure on welfare states. Children …