Older rural Americans : a sociological perspective / / edited by E. Grant Youmans

• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : University of Kentucky Press, , 1967; ©1967
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Disciplina: 301.43/5/0973
• Soggetto topico: Older people - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Rural conditions
• Persona (resp. second.): YoumansE. Grant <1907-> (Elmer Grant)
• Note generali: Include indexes.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Perspectives on the Rural Aged; Work Roles among the Rural Aged; The Middle-Aged and Older Rural Person and His Family; Community Roles and Activities of Older Rural Persons; Disengagement among Older Rural and Urban Men; Distribution of the Rural Aged Population; Economic Status of the Rural Aged; Housing of the Rural Aged; Health Status of the Rural Aged; The Older American Indian; The Older Rural Spanish-Speaking People of the Southwest; The Older Rural Negro; Programs for the Rural Elderly; Contributors ; Name IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: Most social studies of older people in the United States have focused upon problems and conditions encountered in urban centers. In Older Rural Americans sixteen social scientists representing various regions examine in depth the circumstances of older people in rural America.The authors first consider older people in the contexts of work, the family, and the community, discussing their social outlook, their place in these contexts, and the profound changes they face as they move away from an active part in these areas of life. Later chapters analyze the distribution of the rural aged populat
• Titolo autorizzato: Older rural Americans
• ISBN: 0-8131-6501-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820248503321
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