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The Feeling of Insecurity Among the Elderly: Between Environmental Changes and Individual Fragility

The Feeling of Insecurity Among the Elderly: Between Environmental Changes and Individual Fragility

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The Feeling of Insecurity Among the Elderly: Between Environmental Changes and Individual Fragility

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The Feeling of Insecurity Among the Elderly: Between Environmental Changes and Individual Fragility

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Zurich: De Gruyter Poland

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Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 2018-01, Vol.44 (1), p.139-156

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Zurich: De Gruyter Poland

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The literature frequently argues that the feeling of insecurity might be greater among the elderly than in other population groups. Based on results of a qualitative study which consisted of 51 interviews with people aged between 70 and 92 years old, this paper proposes to approach the feeling of insecurity from the actors’ perspective. This allows...

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The Feeling of Insecurity Among the Elderly: Between Environmental Changes and Individual Fragility

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3158310100

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3158310100

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0379-3664

DOI

10.1515/sjs-2018-0007

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