Gettin' Some Age on Me : Social Organization of Older People in a Rural American Community /

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The social life of older rural Americans is made up of relationships formed through kinship, their neighborhoods, and the organizations to which they belong. These social institutions are shaped by the ways people use them, and therefore change through time. In this precedent-setting study, John van...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Van Willigen, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Rural elderly.
Older people > Social networks.
Older people.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Personnes âgees en milieu rural > Kentucky.
Personnes âgees > Kentucky.
Personnes âgees > Reseaux sociaux > Kentucky.
Rural elderly > Kentucky.
Older people > Kentucky.
Older people > Social networks > Kentucky.
Kentucky.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface: Growing Old in Rural America; 1. Age and Social Organization; 2. Social Ecology of Ridge County, Kentucky; 3. Collecting Data; 4. Farm, Family, and Homeplace; 5. The Networks; 6. Network Exchange; 7. Old Friends and Perfect Strangers; Appendix: Network Profile Instructions and Schedule; References Cited; Index.

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