Older Persons in a Planned Community: Synanon.

Newmark, Gerald; Newmark, Sandy

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Publication Date: 1976

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Older Persons in a Planned Community: Synanon

Newmark, Gerald; Newmark, Sandy

Social Policy, 7, 3, 93-99, Nov-Dec 76

Synanon is a community that offers the elderly an alternative to the lives of quiet desperation that many experience. It explores the myth that older people are inflexible and cannot change. (Author)

Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Community Role, Community Services, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Older Adults, Social Organizations

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