The Retirement Community as a Geographical Phenomenon: The Case of Sun City, Arizona.

Gober, Patricia

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ERIC Number: EJ324517

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1985

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The Retirement Community as a Geographical Phenomenon: The Case of Sun City, Arizona.

Gober, Patricia

Journal of Geography, v84 n5 p189-98 Sep-Oct 1985

Retirement communities such as Sun City, Arizona, are a significant geographical phenomenon in contemporary U.S. society. The reasons for the evolution of Sun City as a popular migration destination and the geographical implications of large-scale residential segregation among the elderly are discussed. (RM)

Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Human Geography, Older Adults, Relocation, Resource Materials, Retirement, Social Change, Urban Areas, Urban Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Arizona

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