Open AccessAn Ethnographic Study of Stigma and Ageism in Residential Care or Assisted Living
Author(s) -
Debra Dobbs,
J. Kevin Eckert,
Bob Rubinstein,
Lynn Keimig,
Loretta M. Clark,
Ann Christine Frankowski,
S. Zimmerman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/48.4.517
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , ethnography , dementia , autonomy , psychology , qualitative research , gerontology , nursing , medicine , psychiatry , disease , sociology , pathology , anthropology , political science , law , social science
This study explored aspects of stigmatization for older adults who live in residential care or assisted living (RC-AL) communities and what these settings have done to address stigma.
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