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Fonda, Stephanie J.; Clipp, Elizabeth C.; Maddox, George L. – Gerontologist, 2002
Purpose: This is the second article reporting a project that (a) characterized the longitudinal functional patterns of residents in an affordable, assisted living housing (ALH) milieu for low-income people and (b) compared the ALH residents' functional patterns with those for similarly low-income, community-dwelling people. Design and Methods:…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Residential Institutions, Low Income Groups, Comparative Analysis

Fennell, Valerie I. – Gerontologist, 1977
Young and middle-aged adults contrast with aged adults in their reactions to sudden economic expansion in a small town favored by many as their retirement community. During anthropological research in this community, conflicts between various age strata were noted to be more intense when persons are strangers. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Community Relations, Comparative Analysis