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