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Intergenerational Living Between College Students And Senior Housing Residents: A Framework, Laura Allen
Intergenerational Living Between College Students And Senior Housing Residents: A Framework, Laura Allen
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Ageism, the discrimination against persons of a certain age group, is one of the most important civil rights issues of the 21st century (Palmore, 2015). There are community-wide and personal strategies to combatting ageism. Homesharing and cohousing each offer concepts that can be utilized in intergenerational living because of their housing infrastructure. The relationship between college students and senior housing residents is unique because both groups are experiencing a season of life with common characteristics. This project aims to understand the relationship and tensions between stakeholders of existing intergenerational living programs to develop an implementation plan for a program at …