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Place, Linna Funk. "Priestly People: Aging and Continuity in an Ethnic Community," University of Kansas, May 1989.
This study focuses on the relationship among aging, ethnicity, and religion as exemplified by a group of older, second-generation Slavs who still live in the cohesive urban midwestern neighborhood first settled by their parents at the turn of the century. The importance of their ethnic heritage and their church, a designated national parish located in the center of the neighborhood, is revealed through a series of life review interviews and ethnographic analysis. Two compatible theoretical constructs emerged from the literature review: the tradition-modern paradigm and continuity theory as articulated by recent gerontological researchers. The investigator found a high level of individual and collective continuity in the lives of the informants that could be explained in terms of tradition; that is, tradition becomes the structure for continuity. Tradition proved to be adaptive and flexible, accommodating the demands of modern society while ensuring the endurance of group values. The experiences of the informants are compared to several other studies that examine ethnicity and tradition groups.
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