"An American anthropologist, Jennie Keith . . . went to live for twelve months in a French housing scheme for retired people and as a participant observer conducted a study in community creation. This book, in which she describes and analyses her experience, is a delight. It is scholarly and draws on a wide range of studies of similar residences and other collectives; it is also vivid, funny, sad and entertaining."—Marie Borland, British Journal of Social Work

Old People, New Lives: Community Creation in a Retirement Residence

Keith, Jennie

Parenting & Relationships

University of Chicago Press

Old people as people: Social and cultural influences on aging and old age (Little, Brown series on gerontology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Little,Brown

Age and Anthropological Theory

Cornell University Press

The Aging Experience: Diversity and Commonality Across Cultures

In an attempt to understand the meaning of ageing and the treatment of the aged in different cultures, seven anthropologists have made studies of 10 communities on four continents - the results of which are presented in this book. The authors use both qualitative and statistical data to examine such issues as: health and well-being, perceptions of the life course, material resources, and functionality of elders. A unique resource, The Aging Experience provides a detailed comparative analysis of ageing worldwide.

Dickerson-Putman, Jeanette

Fry, Christine L.

Glascock, Anthony P.

Ikels, Charlotte

Harpending, Henry C.

Draper, Patricia

Sage Publications, Inc.

In an attempt to understand the meaning of ageing and the treatment of the aged in different cultures, seven anthropologists have made studies of 10 communities on four continents - the results of which are presented in this book. The authors use both qualitative and statistical data to examine such issues as: health and well-being, perceptions of the life course, material resources, and functionality of elders. A unique resource, The Aging Experience provides a detailed comparative analysis of ageing worldwide.

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