Senior centers: Increasing minority participation through diversification

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 41-56

  Pardasani, Manoj P ^a,b  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b A Better Place ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Administrators; Bilingual services; Diverse programs; Elder diversity; Integration vs. diversification; Minority elderly; Minority staff; Senior center model; Senior centers; Urban vs. rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745732175     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v43n02_04     Document Type: Article

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