Keywords
older adults, social health, social isolation, loneliness, social exclusion, social connectedness, social inclusion
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Abstract
This chapter examines social health beyond absence of social isolation and loneliness in aging. It employs critical gerontology and social determinants of health in analyzing social exclusion through age segregation and digital exclusion. It draws attention to personal social connectedness and institutional social inclusion among older adults experiencing multiple exclusion.
Original Citation
This chapter is part of an in-progress open textbook, with the working title Anti-Ageism Social Work; Lihua Huang, Sally Pelon, and Scott Berlin, eds.
ScholarWorks Citation
Huang, Lihua and Peterson, Lisa, "Chapter 7: Social Health: Beyond Absence of Social Isolation and Loneliness" (2022). Books and Contributions to Books. 5.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/sw_books/5
