Old People, New Lives

Old People, New Lives
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9780226429656
ISBN-13 : 0226429652
Rating : 4/5 (652 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Old People, New Lives by : Jennie Keith

Download or read book Old People, New Lives written by Jennie Keith and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1982-10-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An American anthropologist, Jennie Keith . . . went to live for twelve months in a French housing scheme for retired people and as a participant observer conducted a study in community creation. This book, in which she describes and analyses her experience, is a delight. It is scholarly and draws on a wide range of studies of similar residences and other collectives; it is also vivid, funny, sad and entertaining."—Marie Borland, British Journal of Social Work


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