Overview

This first-hand empirical study of elderly Soviet Jews who immigrated to Israel during the Great Exodus of 1989 to 1991 demonstrates the double jeopardy of transnational relocation in later life. The book traces the depletions that occurred in the elderly immigrants' social networks and examines the impact of a range of network factors on their personal well-being. Given the dearth of systematic field research into the problems and needs of elderly immigrants, and of this group in particular, gerontologists and sociologists will find this case study invaluable. Students, teachers, policymakers, social service providers, and other professional practitioners will gain from the findings about elderly immigrants' network relationships and from practical suggestions for the planning of effective network interventions on their behalf.

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Author:   Howard Litwin
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No. 25
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9780313292804

ISBN 10:   0313292809
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   18 April 1995
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

Reviews

?Uprooted in Old Age: Soviet Jews and Their Social Networks in Israeli social worker Howard Litwin, offers a significant contribution to the literature on this subject. This book is clearly written, well thought out, and methodologically precise.?-Middle East Journal

Uprooted in Old Age: Soviet Jews and Their Social Networks in Israeli social worker Howard Litwin, offers a significant contribution to the literature on this subject. This book is clearly written, well thought out, and methodologically precise. -Middle East Journal ?Uprooted in Old Age: Soviet Jews and Their Social Networks in Israeli social worker Howard Litwin, offers a significant contribution to the literature on this subject. This book is clearly written, well thought out, and methodologically precise.?-Middle East Journal

Author Information

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).

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