Uprooted in Old Age

HOWARD LITWIN, Associate Professor, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has written at length about social networks, community-based social work, and issues in social gerontology. He is coauthor of (1984) and coeditor of Community and Cooperatives in Participatory Development (1986).

• Acknowledgments Introduction Soviet Jewish Immigration to Israel The Great Exodus of 1989-1991 The Study Design of the Book Immigration in Later Life Theories of Migration Typologies of Migration in Later Life A Review of Migration Studies Conclusions and Connections to the Present Study Social Support Networks in Old Age The Concept of Social Network Social Networks of the Aged The Social Networks of Elderly Immigrants Study Methodology Overview of the Study Study Variables Networks and Network Shifts Network Structure Network Types Network Support Network Changes Networks, Support and Well-Being Health Ratings Mental Health Immigration Satisfaction Profiles of Elderly Soviet Immigrants The Special Case of the Family Multigenerational Households Immigration and Family Dynamics Family Dynamics and Well-Being Networks and Service Utilization Doctor Visits Senior Center Participation Artifical Networks and Well-Being Network Interventions A Paradigm of Purposive Interventions Network Interventions with Elderly Immigrants A Plan for Intervention with Soviet Immigrants in Israel Conclusions Appendix Selected Bibliography Index