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| History, race, and attachment to place among elders in the rural all-black towns of Oklahoma | | Author(s) | William J McAuley |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 53B, no 1, January 1998 |
| Pages | pp S35-S45 |
| Keywords | Black people ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Rural areas ; Racism ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This research examines place attachment among older residents of the all-black towns (incorporated municipalities that were established by African Americans) in Oklahoma. Social-historical occurrences, personal experiences associated with race, and expressed differences between social-historical groupings of older African Americans influence the levels of social and autobiographical insideness among the older residents. The findings extend current conceptualisations of place attachment by showing that: place attachment is not constant, even among long-term residents; social-historical factors and race can play important roles in the level of place attachment; experiences outside the community, such as racial discrimination, can influence the level of social and autobiographical bonding to the community; and subgroup identity within minority groups can be associated with variations in community place attachment. The findings point to the value of carefully examining the issues of history and race in research focusing on older minority group members. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980310411 A |
| Classmark | TKE: RH: RL: TMG: DP: 7T |
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