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Publication Date: 1980-Aug
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Outlook on Being Old: Working Class Elderly in Northampton, Mass.
Zube, Margaret
Gerontologist, v20 n4 p427-31 Aug 1980
Residents of an age-segregated housing project share their feelings on aging. Most accept their life- style and express a certain amount of fatalism regarding the future. They value autonomy. Services for the elderly must be provided in a way to encourage independence and allow choices. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Death, Expectation, Gerontology, Low Income Groups, Morale, Older Adults, Quality of Life
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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