Between Worlds: A Relocation Dilemma for the Appalachian Elderly.

Rowles, Graham D.

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ERIC Number: EJ292899

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Publication Date: 1983

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Between Worlds: A Relocation Dilemma for the Appalachian Elderly.

Rowles, Graham D.

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v17 n4 p301-14 1983

Used a four-year participant observation study of 15 older adults in an Appalacian town to explore the tensions between factors that encourage relocation to the homes of children who moved outside the area and the inertia caused by reluctance to give up a familiar lifestyle and local friends. (JAC)

Descriptors: Family Relationship, Gerontology, Life Style, Migration Patterns, Older Adults, Relocation, Social Isolation, Social Support Groups

Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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