[Isl] ‘Implications of Weaker Ties in Late Life’ — Karen Fingerman, 4 p.m. Thursday

[Callie Kindelsperger]

‘Implications of Weaker Ties in Late Life’ — Karen Fingerman, 4 p.m. Thursday
You are invited to the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy’s inaugural Dempsey Barron Endowed Lecture to hear Karen Fingerman, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences and Co-Director of the Aging and Longevity Center at The University of Texas at Austin, speak on “Implications of Weaker Ties in Late Life.”
Fingerman speaks at 4 p.m. Thursday (February 4).
Register at https://fsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jCK4OO36TpW_xph2hhkwnA. You will receive a Zoom link after registering.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the FSU Institute for Successful Longevity.
Fingerman will hold a discussion with graduate students at 4 p.m. Friday. Graduate students can sign up for the discussion at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4EA8AB2CA4F94-karen.
The extensive literature on social integration shows that older adults who interact with a wide array of social partners live longer with better cognitive, physical and emotional health. The benefits of close and intimate social partners (e.g., spouse, child, friend) also have been widely investigated, but we know little about less close relationships (e.g., neighbor, religious community, acquaintance, service provider). This talk will describe multiple ways in which "weaker" ties contribute to well-being.
Fingerman studies adult development and aging and directs the Aging Network (an interdisciplinary group of faculty and graduate students who study aging) and the Graduate Portfolio in Aging and Health. Her research has asked how relationships with family members, friends and acquaintances change from young adulthood to old age, with particular attention to emotional qualities of ties and support exchanges.

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Callie Kindelsperger
Institute for Successful Longevity
Florida State University
Email: cperson at fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-8571

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