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Deweyan integration — moving beyond place attachment in elderly migration theory
Author(s)	Malcolm P Cutchin
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 52, no 1, 2001
Pages	pp 29-44
Keywords	Migration ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Attitude ; Theory ; United States of America.
Annotation	That ageing-in-place and retirement migration are intricately linked has been overlooked by behavioural approaches to migration by older people. By contrast, "humanistic" inquiry has provided important insights, but does not encapsulate the full range of experience involved in older people's lives. To move beyond humanistic research and key concepts such as place attachment, the philosophy of John Dewey is introduced. Dewey's viewpoint is merged with the geographical concept into what might be termed "place integration", and then compared with humanistic perspectives on ageing-in-place and retirement migration decision-making. Fundamental differences such as temporal orientation and substantive focus are illustrated and discussed, along with the utility of such a perspective. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010419203 A
Classmark	TN: RH: DP: 4D: 7T
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