Culture and Aging: An Anthropological Study of Older Americans |
Contents
Chapter | 3 |
THE SUBJECTS OF THE STUDY IN THEIR SETTING | 31 |
HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE | 69 |
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