Aging and anomia among blacks /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1989.
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| Online Access: | Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between aging and anomia among blacks as influenced by selected independent variables. These variables are: gender, socioeconomic status, place of residence, health, and social participation. The data for this study were extracted from the National Opinion Research Center's General Social Surveys. All subjects were noninstitutionalized blacks, age 40 and over, residing in the continental United States. Multiple regression analysis disclosed no significant relationships among anomia levels of blacks as they age. When comparisons were made, however, to a previous study which analyzed responses of white males, blacks were found to be significantly more anomic. Because the overwhelming majority of studies on aging focus primarily on whites to the exclusion of minorities, the importance of this study lies not in the specific finding but in its relationship to future research and in the implications for sociological theory and social policy. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Sociology." Typescript (photocopy). Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 95 leaves ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |