Category Archives: Relationships

Segregated Seniors

In America, social interactions tend to be stratified by age.  Young adults associate with each other more than they do with those from different cohorts, as do the middle-aged, as do the elderly.  An opinion piece by herbologist Mary Bodel … Continue reading

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Does Activity Increase the Happiness of Older Adults?

An earlier version of this post was published at Life Assays on April 24, 2011. On April 9, I attended the Carolinas Psychology Conference, a venue for undergraduate psychology students to present research that they’ve done. We had four students … Continue reading

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Dementia, Caregiving, and Spirituality

No Act of Love is Ever Wasted; The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia by Jane Marie Thibault and Richard L. Morgan (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2009) is directed at family members, caregivers, and clergy whose lives bring them … Continue reading

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