LEADER 04901nam 2200709 450 001 9910826446903321 005 20230803195910.0 010 $a0-8135-6296-1 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813562964 035 $a(CKB)2670000000573283 035 $a(EBL)1826978 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001369985 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11755613 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001369985 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11290840 035 $a(PQKB)10313646 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1826978 035 $a(OCoLC)894227816 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37990 035 $a(DE-B1597)526357 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813562964 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1826978 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10961761 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL654973 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000573283 100 $a20140428h20142014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe new neighborhood senior center $eredefining social and service roles for the baby boom generation /$fJoyce Weil 210 1$aNew Brunswick, New Jersey :$cRutgers University Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (238 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-6295-3 311 $a1-322-23693-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction: Shuttered1 The History of Senior Centers: The Rise of the Center Movement and How Centers Form Spatial Identity2 The Case of the Center before "Shuttering": The Daily Life of the Center3 The Case of the Center as It "Shutters"4 Reconstructing "Shuttering" in a Larger Social Context5 The Organizational Embeddedness of Capital: Being "Saved" and Being "Sunk"6 Poor Centers: The Politics of Age and Class in Neighborhood Context7 Reconceptualizing Centers: The Baby Boomers and Their Perceived Needs8 Beyond Rebranding: Using Policy to Building a Sustainable CoreAppendix A: Self-reflection: My Experience in the FieldAppendix B: Methods. 330 $a"In 2011, seven thousand American "baby boomers" (those born between 1946 and 1964) turned sixty-five daily. As this largest U.S. generation ages, cities, municipalities, and governments at every level must grapple with the allocation of resources and funding for maintaining the quality of life, health, and standard of living for an aging population. In The New Neighborhood Senior Center, Joyce Weil uses in-depth ethnographic methods to examine a working-class senior center in Queens, New York. She explores the ways in which social structure directly affects the lives of older Americans and traces the role of political, social, and economic institutions and neighborhood processes in the decision to close such centers throughout the city of New York. Many policy makers and gerontologists advocate a concept of "aging in place," whereby the communities in which these older residents live provide access to resources that foster and maintain their independence. But all "aging in place" is not equal and the success of such efforts depends heavily upon the social class and availability of resources in any given community. Senior centers, expanded in part by funding from federal programs in the 1970s, were designed as focal points in the provision of community-based services. However, for the first wave of "boomers," the role of these centers has come to be questioned. Declining government support has led to the closings of many centers, even as the remaining centers are beginning to "rebrand" to attract the boomer generation. However, The New Neighborhood Senior Centerdemonstrates the need to balance what the boomers' want from centers with the needs of frailer or more vulnerable elders who rely on the services of senior centers on a daily basis. Weil challenges readers to consider what changes in social policies are needed to support or supplement senior centers and the functions they serve. "--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aSenior centers$zNew York (State) 606 $aSenior centers$zUnited States 606 $aBaby boom generation$xServices for$zNew York (State) 606 $aBaby boom generation$xServices for$zUnited States 606 $aOlder people$xServices for$zNew York (State) 606 $aOlder people$xServices for$zUnited States 615 0$aSenior centers 615 0$aSenior centers 615 0$aBaby boom generation$xServices for 615 0$aBaby boom generation$xServices for 615 0$aOlder people$xServices for 615 0$aOlder people$xServices for 676 $a362.6/309747 700 $aWeil$b Joyce$01700342 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826446903321 996 $aThe new neighborhood senior center$94083280 997 $aUNINA