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Alienation and Age: A Context-Specific Approach

A context-specific conceptualization of alienation is used to describe age-group differences. Traditionally, alienation has been treated in terms of specific modes (e.g., powerlessness, meaninglessness, normless-ness, social isolation, self-estrangement). This research adds to each of these modes so...

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Published in:	Social forces 1974-12, Vol.53 (2), p.266-274
Main Authors:	Martin, William C., Bengtson, Vern L., Acock, Alan C.
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Subjects:	Age/Ageism Alienation Alienation/Alienated Conceptualization Continuities in Methodological Research Estrangement Older adults Political economy Polities Social isolation Social structure/Social structures Social structures Statistical results Statistical significance
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