ISBN:
9780813165011
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0813165016
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource
Edition:
[S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
Parallel Title:
Print version Older Rural Americans
DDC:
305.260973
Keywords:
Older people United States
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Older people
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Older people
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology ; Rural
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Older people
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Rural conditions
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United States Rural conditions
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United States
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United States Youmans
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United States Rural conditions
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United States
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Perspectives on the Rural Aged; Work Roles among the Rural Aged; The Middle-Aged and Older Rural Person and His Family; Community Roles and Activities of Older Rural Persons; Disengagement among Older Rural and Urban Men; Distribution of the Rural Aged Population; Economic Status of the Rural Aged; Housing of the Rural Aged; Health Status of the Rural Aged; The Older American Indian; The Older Rural Spanish-Speaking People of the Southwest; The Older Rural Negro; Programs for the Rural Elderly; Contributors.
Abstract:
Most social studies of older people in the United States have focused upon problems and conditions encountered in urban centers. In Older Rural Americans sixteen social scientists representing various regions examine in depth the circumstances of older people in rural America. The authors first consider older people in the contexts of work, the family, and the community, discussing their social outlook, their place in these contexts, and the profound changes they face as they move away from an active part in these areas of life. Later chapters analyze the distribution of the rural aged populat
Abstract:
Name IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
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