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âWho would take a 90-year-old?â Community-dwelling nonagenariansâ perceptions of social relationships
This article aims to deepen understanding of the informal social relationships of the oldest old by applying qualitative methods. It considers ideas of the fourth age, socioemotional selectivity theory, and gerotranscendence theory from the viewpoint of Finnish community-dwelling nonagenarians. Qualitative life-story interviews were analyzed using qualitativ
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International Journal of Ageing and Later Life7y agoA home, an institution and a community â frames of social relationships and interaction in assisted living
Assisted living facilities are presented as the older personâs home but, at the same time, defined by institutional and communal characteristics. Using Goffmanâs (1974/1986) concept of frame, we aim to find out how home, institution and community frames define social roles and shape social relationships and interaction in assisted living facilities. Directed
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International Journal of Ageing and Later Life3y ago