Ecological Perspectives on Stress and Coping in Later-Life Families

The topic of stress and coping in later-life families will naturally engender a wide array of models and theories because the phenomena of stress and coping are multifaceted. Social support within later-life families is an important issue in its own right, and a great deal of attention has been devoted to its effects, both for the recipient and for the provider. Specifically, the fact that relatio…