The Effect of High Age-Concentration on the Morale and Neighborhood Mutual-Aid Patterns of the Elderly
Description:
This study investigated the effects of high age-concentration of residential environment on: (1) the morale of the elderly; and (2) mutual-aid patterns with neighbors of the elderly. Empirical tests of hypotheses derived from the socio-environmental approach to aging were performed. The socio-environmental approach suggested that persons were most satisfied with themselves when there was congruency between what was expected of them by others in the environment and what they expected of themselv…
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Date:
May 1982
Creator:
Sizemore, Mark T. (Mark Troy)