Society of the Alone: Freedom, Privacy, and Utilitarianism as Dominant Norms in the SRO
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Gerontology
- Vol. 30 (2) , 230-235
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/30.2.230
Abstract
The social world of the aged SRO tenant is described and analyzed. Characteristic-features include an impoverishment of social roles and relationships which result in a “world of strangers.” Dominant norms of SRO life which preclude the establishment of intimacy are examined; these include prescriptive norms of privacy, freedom, and utilitarianism.Keywords
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