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Handbook of Aging and Mental Health pp 323–340Cite as

Perspectives on the Family and Stress in Late Life

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This chapter is organized around what we regard as the three principal functions of the family within the context of the stress process. First, the family is an arena in which Stressors are generated by the problematic interactions of its members. Second, in their multiple social roles outside the family boundaries, family members may encounter problems that impact adversely on relationships and activities within the family. Third, the family is a social group able to mobilize resources in support of its members as they contend with life problems, regardless of the source of the problems (Pearlin & Turner, 1987).

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    Leonard I. Pearlin & Marilyn M. Skaff

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Pearlin, L.I., Skaff, M.M. (1998). Perspectives on the Family and Stress in Late Life. In: Lomranz, J. (eds) Handbook of Aging and Mental Health. The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0098-2_15

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