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Myers, Jane E. – Ageing International, 1993
The cycle of social breakdown, self-perpetuating stages of negative adjustment among older persons, can be halted by empowering people through prevention and wellness and by changing attitudes of the culture, care providers, and decision makers toward aging. (SK)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Empowerment, Individual Power