Cross-national comparisons of social isolation and loneliness: introduction and overview.
This article provides an introduction to the special volume on research related to issues of social isolation and loneliness for older people. It discusses some key concepts and provides a brief overview of the articles included in the volume.
de Jong Gierveld
Jenny
J
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Hague. Gierveld@nidi.nl
Havens
Betty
B
D000368:Aged; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D012934:Social Isolation; D012961:Sociology