Older Women Participating in the Community: Pathways and Barriers.

Setterlund, Deborah; Abbott, Joan

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ERIC Number: EJ507790

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Publication Date: 1995

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Older Women Participating in the Community: Pathways and Barriers.

Setterlund, Deborah; Abbott, Joan

Community Development Journal, v30 n3 p276-84 Jul 1995

Fifteen older women involved as volunteers faced several barriers to participation: pain, disability, family obligations, assumptions about age, transportation, and different patterns and pace of life. Structural changes that would enhance older people's contributions to community life were suggested. (SK)

Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Females, Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Physical Health, Volunteers

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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