title: [Gender-specific differences in the development of social relations in the elderly--results of an empirical study].
abstract: This study examined gender differences in the social networks of 60 healthy women and men aged 65 to 89 years. Semi-structured interviews and a modification of the social convoy method (Kahn and Antonucci, 1980) were used. The results confirm the assumption of sex-role-specific behavior in social relationships. Gender differences were not found in the size of the social network.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Gerontologie, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Minnemann
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D017805:Widowhood / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede der Gestaltung sozialer Beziehungen im Alter--Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung.