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| A culturally relevant theoretical framework for the study of successful ageing | | Author(s) | Sandra Torres |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 19, part 1, January 1999 |
| Pages | pp 33-51 |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Theory. |
| Annotation | In spite of the many studies conducted over the past decades, the field of enquiry known as cross-cultural gerontology remains atheoretical. This is because of its shortcomings in generating culturally relevant theoretical frameworks of its own. In this article, the author examines this failure, and adapts Kluckhohn's model of value orientations for use in the study of ageing-related concepts. She discusses the possible applications of the adapted model and, in particular, its application to one of the most frequently debated concepts in gerontology, successful ageing. In the light of this discussion, she concludes that the culturally relevant theoretical framework hereby proposed could lead to rectifying the current atheoretical predicament of cross-cultural gerontology. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990616202 A |
| Classmark | BG: 4D |
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