Disengagement of older people in an urban setting

This dissertation reevaluates the controversial Disengagement Theory of aging introduced by Elaine Cumming and William E. Henry in their book, Growing Old (1961), with particular emphasis on aging in the city. Disengagement theory embodies the antithesis to the traditional activity theory of aging b...

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Main Author: Somers, Melvina
Format: Others
Published: PDXScholar 1977
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Online Access:https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/751
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1750&context=open_access_etds