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| Age relations in an English church | | Author(s) | Dorothy Jerrome |
| Journal title | Sociological Review, 1989 |
| Pages | pp 761-784 |
| Keywords | Personal relationships ; Life span ; Methodist Church ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Age identities are a product of negotiation between acquaintances and intimates. The negotiation takes place against a background of assumptions about appropriate ways of moving through the life span. This study of ageing in the context of an English Methodist church shows how organisational needs must be taken into account in understanding participants' ageing strategies. The paper is based on fieldwork in the south of England in 1985-1986. The analysis draws on the literature of social gerontology which is mainly American. It is part of a larger study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) of the social construction of old age in Britain. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990928207 A |
| Classmark | DS: BG6: TU6: 3F * |
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