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Journal of Aging Studies archives from June 1998
A Freirean approach to working with elders or: conscientizacao at the Jewish community center.
June 22, 1998... As a writer and a professor of writing, I have become increasingly interested in narrative as a means towards both self-knowledge and social awareness. I strive to see the connections in narrative that link individuals to the larger whole of...
Feminist readings of older women's life stories.
June 22, 1998... When studying the life stories of older adults, researchers typically pursue the singular questions of their disciplines. For example, "What is the self, and how does it age?" is the concern of the life span psychologist; "What is the...
Moving to congregate housing: the last chosen home.
June 22, 1998... The recent growth of congregate housing reflects the increased needs of aging and disabled populations who benefit from sheltered care environments yet wish to retain independence and freedom of choice. With demographic forecasts and rising...
Resisting institutionalization: constructing old age and negotiating home.
June 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION
In this article I seek to contribute to critical gerontology by broadening the discussion of "place" and its inextricable link with the body. Following Agnew (1993), the concept of place is interwoven with three elements:...
Narrative intentions: listening to life stories in Alzheimer's disease.
June 22, 1998... By allowing us to integrate and reflect upon life experiences, personal narratives help us to define and update our self (Bruner 1987; Hirst 1991), preserve self-consistency (Cohler 1982), and maintain coherency in our life (Epstein 1973)....
Gender, informal social support networks, and elderly urban African Americans.
June 22, 1998... Informal social support is that voluntarily provided by "an interwoven network" (Lubben and Becerra 1987, p. 130) of family and friends who usually have no training for the provision of care and who undertake to provide a variety of services...
