TY - JOUR AU - PHILLIPSON, CHRIS AB - This review examines the contribution of sociological perspectives to the study of relationships in later life. Three main areas are analysed: first, the family life of older people; second, marital relationships; third, friendship in later life. The article concludes with an assessment of the changes affecting the social lives of different groups of older people.© 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. TI - Social Relationships in Later Life: A Review of the Research Literature JF - International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199705)12:5<505::AID-GPS577>3.0.CO;2-Q DA - 1997-05-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/social-relationships-in-later-life-a-review-of-the-research-literature-RNsek3UiLq SP - 505 EP - 512 VL - 12 IS - 5 DP - DeepDyve ER -