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Peer reviewedThomas, L. Eugene – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1991
Interviewed Hindu religious renunciates living in Varanasi and Pondicherry, India. Analysis of excerpts from three representative interviews indicated that these men rated as highly mature by Western developmental models, but Western correlates of life satisfaction were not found to hold for these men. Considers implications for Western aging,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Death, Foreign Countries, Interviews
