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Uhlenberg, Peter – Gerontologist, 1995
While research on functional decline in later life has expanded knowledge on aging, theories of functional transitions are needed. Proposes a conceptual model that views change as mobility between states. Exploring the analogy between geographic migration and functional change suggests several migration concepts that might be borrowed by aging…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Developmental Stages, Gerontology