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Download full textMyers, Jane E. – 1990
This monograph purports that American society limits the behavior of older individuals based on the arbitrary criterion of chronological age and proposes the concept of empowerment--gaining a sense of personal power or control over over's life--as the antidote for older persons who face devalued status as they age and the for the accompanying drop…
Descriptors: Chronological Age, Individual Power, Locus of Control, Older Adults
