An Analysis of the Development, Function and Implication of Selected Myths Toward the Aged in American Society
Description:
The development, content, societal and individual effects of selected myths toward the aged in American society were reviewed and analyzed. Emphasis was placed on factors associated with the development of the myths . The myths were compared with facts or reality relative to the major dimensions of the lives of the aged. The functions and dysfunctions of the myths for the aged as a group, for the individual, and for society were analyzed. Secondary sources of data were utilized in the prelimina…
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Date:
December 1983
Creator:
Coomer, Alma Jean