The Social World of Old Women: Management of Self-IdentitySAGE Publications, 1979 - 192 pages |
Contents
Chapter Page | 9 |
Introduction | 19 |
The Societal Context of Old Age | 35 |
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activities adults American society analysis assumption behavior belief biological chapter chronological age considered daughter death defined definition of old dependent discussion economic elderly example extended family feel friends gerontologists Goffman Gray Panthers iden important imputed income increase informants interac interaction label labor force lack legitimate LIBRARY OF SOCIAL live Lofland maintain Medicare members of society middle-aged newcomer nuclear family offspring old age old mother old person old widows old woman Older Americans Act parents participant observation participants perspective physical position poverty poverty line problem problematic relationship RESEARCH SAGE LIBRARY resident retirement rewards Rosow self-identity self-image senior center senior citizens setting Shanas Shirley Booth situations social actors social class social definition social identity social meaning SOCIAL RESEARCH SAGE social security social worlds someone Spoiled Identity stereotype stigma strategies taken-for-granted things tion variable women worlds of old younger