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A Comparison of Urban with Rural Support Networks: Liverpool and North Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2008

G. Clare Wenger
G. Clare Wenger
Affiliation:
Centre for Social Policy Research and Development, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG, Wales, U.K.
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Abstract

This paper compares findings on the distribution of support networks in the City of Liverpool and in rural communities in North Wales. It demonstrates that while support network type is highly correlated with a wide range of demographic and social variables in both urban and rural samples, the nature of the relationships are not always comparable. The paper shows how cultural, migration and socio-economic factors interact to affect the formation of different types of support networks. As a result of a more stable elderly population, more old people in Liverpool have network types able to provide a high level of informal care and support.

Keywords

Networksruralurbanmigration
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Research Article
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Ageing & Society , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 59 - 81
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Copyright Cambridge University Press 1995

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