Social Capital as a Health Resource in Later Life: The Relevance of Context

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nyqvist, Fredrica (Editor), Forsman, Anna K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: International Perspectives on Aging, 11
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Geriatrics.; Aging.; Social Sciences.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

This book examines the social aspects of healthy ageing for older individuals. It features more than 15 papers that explore the relevance of the social environment for health on the micro, meso, and macro level. Overall, the book applies a comprehensive contextual approach that includes discussion o...