People Helping People Community, Identity, Memory, and Place at the Senior Friendship Center
Date of Award
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Vesperi, Maria
Keywords
Elderly, Ethnography: Aging
Area of Concentration
Anthropology
Abstract
This thesis provides an ethnographic case study of the Senior Friendship Center (SFC) in Sarasota, FL. Within an American cultural context of aging, I will explore how Reminiscence and ritual work together to construct identity, community, and �home�. Relying on Myerhoff, I discuss how Reminiscence and ritual turn space into place by infusing it with memory and meaning on the individual and collective level. These constructions result in the formation of elder-friendly places necessary for successful aging.
Recommended Citation
Mora, Loren, "People Helping People Community, Identity, Memory, and Place at the Senior Friendship Center" (2010). Theses & ETDs. 4304.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/4304
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