Aging in a Zapotec Community
- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Human Development
- Vol. 15 (5) , 294-309
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000271252
Abstract
An ethnographic study of aging was made in a Valley Zapotec community. The study included the sampling of perceptions and evaluations of various life periods for 50 adults, 36–80 years of age. The nature of the in Socio-cultural context which development takes place, and the significance of health and stress factors are outlined. The importance of understanding responsibility as a developmental dimension within the socio cultural setting is discussed.Keywords
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