Environment and identity in later life

Authors:
PEACE Sheila, et al
Publisher:
Open University
Publication year:
2006
Pagination:
182p.
Place of publication:
Maidenhead

Although with increasing old age an increasing proportion of older people live in age segregated settings, for most older people domestic homes in mixed communities continue to be the location of everyday life. The person/environment relationship is a complex one that involves the formation, maintenance and expression of self-identity. As people age and experience losses in other domains of life, their relationships with the places where they live can change and become more critical. This study looked at homes, neighbourhoods, and the spaces in between. It included a range of housing from residential care homes and sheltered housing to different types and tenures of flats and houses in different sizes of settlements.

Subject terms:
housing, older people, neighbours, sheltered housing, care homes, communities, environment;
Content type:
research
Location(s):
United Kingdom
ISBN print:
0 335 21511 4

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