A Place to Grow Old. the Meaning of Environment in Old Age / / Stephen M. Golant.

Studies the mainstream elderly population who live independently in their own homes in urban and rural communities across the United States.

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1984]
©1984
Year of Publication:1984
Language:English
Series:Columbia Studies of Social Gerontology and Aging
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Physical Description:1 online resource (422 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Chapter One. An Overview
  • Chapter Two. Selecting a Population and Setting: The Scholar s Dilemma
  • Chapter Three. Representativeness of Research Site
  • Chapter Four. Conceptualization and Measurement of the Experiential Environment
  • Chapter Four. Conceptualization and Measurement of the Experiential Environment
  • Chapter Six. Elderly Individuals as Knowers of Their Environment
  • Chapter Seven. The Behavioral Relationships of Elderly Individuals with Their Environment
  • Chapter Eight. The Types and Meaningfulness of Territorial Environment Experiences
  • Chapter Nine. The Types and Meaningfulness of Physical Environment Experiences
  • Chapter Ten. The Types and Meaningfulness of Social Environment Experiences
  • Chapter Eleven. Conclusions
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix Β
  • Appendix C
  • Appendix D
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX