The meaning of stigma: Identity construction in two old-age institutions

Ageing and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-371

  Gamliel, Tova ^a   Hazan, Haim ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gossip; Identity; Israel; Old age home; Sheltered housing; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; ELDERLY CARE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; LANGUAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33745254221     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X0500454X     Document Type: Article

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