GE CLST 80A Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Mother Teresa, Social Isolation, Systems Theory

• School: UCLA
• Department: General Education Clusters
• Course: GE CLST 80A
• Professor: Paul Hsu,

Document Summary

Two faces of social support networks (cid:498)loneliness is the most terrible poverty. (cid:499)- mother teresa. How it affects biological and psychological well being. See how older adult embedded in significant other relationship. No universal way to name social support networks. Keep older adults connected and make them feel not alone. Introverts-- whether or not you may be alone at times but do you feel lonely, feel isolated. Perception of oneself as an engaged person. Gravitate towards people within our age group. How often you see different people within network. Large number of structural ties, but not perceived to be close to anyone. Small number of structural ties, but feel very intimate and close. Who is there for them when they need someone. How engaged they are as a person with their social relationships. Old age- outlive those who were their emotional support. Providing care with basic activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding.