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Social Participation And Life Satisfaction Of Senior Citizens, Judy Kessler, George W. Barger, Nancy C. Wilson
Social Participation And Life Satisfaction Of Senior Citizens, Judy Kessler, George W. Barger, Nancy C. Wilson
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This is the second in a series of three surveys relating social participation and life satisfaction as reported by residents of five high-rise apartment buildings in the city of Omaha, These buildings (towers) are available to low-income senior citizens, and are operated under the direction of the Omaha Housing Authority. Recreational facilities and activities are provided by the City of Omaha Parks, Recreation and Public Property Department and it was at their request that this study was undertaken by the Urban Studies Center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Social Cohesion In Omaha, George W. Barger
Social Cohesion In Omaha, George W. Barger
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"How are you feeling today?" a physician asks, and the answer to that question can become the basis for a serious analysis of the general well-being of the individual. Similarly, we now ask the question: "What makes a community?" and state that the answer can lead us to important levels of analysis into the nature of the ongoing social order.