Aging in cultural context and as narrative process: Conceptual foundations of the anthropology of aging as reflected in the works of Margaret Clark and Sharon Kaufman

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 101-107

  Perkinson, Margaret A ^a   Solimeo, Samantha L ^b  

^a NAPA OT Field School in Antigua   (Guatemala)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Culture; Narrative methods; Situated aging; Theory

Indexed keywords

AGING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGING; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; NARRATION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84892755595     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt128     Document Type: Article

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