Peace, Sheila; Holland, Caroline and Kellaher, Leonie
(2005).
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Abstract
This chapter outlines and brings together some key debates and theories about the place attachments that older people make at national, regional and local level. Based on a study of older people living in a range of locations and accommodation, the authors extend existing theories and describe place identity as a component of self identity. In particular, they position home as crucial to older people in terms of meaning, attachment and interaction. Their theory of re-engagement demonstrates how people constantly work on connections to environment.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| ISBN: | 0-415-32044-5, 978-0-415-32044-3 |
| Keywords: | environment; ageing; identity; attachment to place; ageing in place; engagement; meaning |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Health and Social Care > Health and Social Care Health and Social Care |
| Item ID: | 3363 |
| Depositing User: | Sheila Peace |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2010 19:49 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/3363 |
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