The Social World of Old Women: Management of Self-Identity

acceptable activities Administration on Aging adult age peers aged 65 analysis assumption attribute behavior belief chapter chronological age club daugh daughter death defined definition of old dependent discussion economic elderly example extended family feel forces friends gerontologists Goffman Gray Panthers iden important imputed income informants intensive interviewing interac interaction isolated label live Lofland Maggie Kuhn maintain members of society newcomer nuclear family offspring old age old mother old person old widows old woman Older Americans Act participant observation participants perspective physical position poverty line problems public housing relationship resident retirement rewards role distance Rosow self-identity self-image senior center senior citizens center setting Shanas social actors social class social definition social identity Social Security social worlds someone status stereotype stigma strategies taken-for-granted things tion widowed mothers women worlds of old younger