AMAZING GRACE - RELIGION AND IDENTITY AMONG ELDERLY BLACK INDIVIDUALS

被引:11
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作者
NYE, WP
机构
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGING & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | 1993年 / 36卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.2190/LDK1-19CK-1VP1-5MR5
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
A sample of forty-three ''life stories'' collected from elderly African-Americans residing in Southwestern Virginia is analyzed from the perspective of Continuity Theory. The focus is on the ''theme'' which religion plays as a bulwark of continuity in the lives of the respondents. The data reveal that religion serves at least seven significant and positive functions in the normal aging process of Black-Americans. As is customary, all names of respondents have been changed to protect their anonymity.
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页码:103 / 114
页数:12
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