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Homeowner Stresses and Social Support
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August 20, 2017 by Jean

Owning a home can be a source of great pleasure, but maintaining a house can be very stressful. The stress …
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Category: Aging, home ownership, Living, Social relationships | Tags: aging, anxiety-avoidance cycle, friendship, house projects, living alone, procrastination, retirement homes, single women, social relationships
Marches and Musicals
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May 2, 2017 by Jean

This past weekend, I stepped outside my comfort zone to participate in two events. The first was the People’s Climate …
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Category: Maine, Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: community theater, living in Maine, Maine Senior Colleges, Monmouth Community Players, Oklahoma!, People's Climate March, political activism, social relationships
Generational Transition
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January 30, 2017 by Jean

I have a vivid memory from my grandmother’s funeral in 1975. She had died at age 85, the last of …
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Category: Aging | Tags: aging, health and aging, social relationships
Help From Friends
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November 28, 2016 by Jean

I recently joined a Facebook group for “elder orphans” – older people without spouses, partners or children. This is a …
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Category: Aging, Social relationships | Tags: aging, elder orphans, friendship, living alone, social relationships
Social Relationships, Social Media, and Politics
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August 1, 2016 by Jean

During my working years, I steadfastly resisted Facebook. I had some social media presence with my blogs, and for several …
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Category: politics, Social relationships | Tags: Facebook, Hillary Clinton, politics and social media, social relationships
Social Class, Social Etiquette and Social Anxiety
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June 5, 2016 by Jean

I was surprised when several readers responded to my recent post on friendship by saying that I seem to have …
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Category: Emotional responses, Maine, Social relationships | Tags: etiquette, friendship, living in Maine, social anxiety, social class and etiquette, social life, social relationships
The Unexpected Flowering of New Friendships
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May 31, 2016 by Jean

When I contemplated retirement, I expected it to be a time for the flowering of friendship. I was looking forward …
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Category: Aging, Social relationships | Tags: aging, friendship, retirement, single women, social relationships

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I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.

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