Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ414538
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Older Women and Identity Maintenance in Later Life.
MacRae, Hazel
Canadian Journal on Aging, v9 n3 p248-67 Fall 1990
The assumption of a study was that self rather than role forms the link between individuals and society. Data obtained through participant observation and 142 interviews with elderly women revealed that their identity is deeply embedded within their informal involvements and social network ties. (SK)
Descriptors: Females, Group Membership, Homemakers, Interpersonal Relationship, Mothers, Older Adults, Parent Role, Self Concept, Social Networks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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