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ERIC Number: EJ195801
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Feb
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Social Myth as Hypothesis: The Case of the Family Relations of Old People.
Shanas, Ethel
Gerontologist, v19 n1 p3-9 Feb 1979
This paper deals with a social myth--the widely-held belief that in contemporary American society old people are alienated from their families, particularly from their children. Evidence to support this belief is sparse. (Author)
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Gerontology, Grandparents, Older Adults, Parent Child Relationship, State of the Art Reviews
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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