Includes bibliographical references (p.213-220) and index.
Contents:
Developing research selves : the desire, opportunity, and preparation to do a study -- Becoming independent of the sponsor -- Gaining allies, overcoming antagonists, being tested -- Personal selves -- Understanding the elderly as a consequence of my mothering role -- Being a woman, a wife, 33 years old, a Jew and a potential member -- Being an American, an academic, a sociologist/anthropologist/gerontologist, dancer and daughter -- Situational selves : being a worker, being temporary -- Being a "volunteer" (neither a volunteer nor a hired worker) and being sick -- Being a neighbor, a friend, a homemaker, a hostess and a leaver -- Theoretical conclusions.
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