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A report on a survey which investigated the use of Med resources by surviving veterans of the Spanish-Amer War (N= 1,678). The youngest R's were in their late 70's. A survey response rate of 92% was achieved. It is pointed out that a res'er need have no fear in embarking on a survey of aged persons if he knows them to be in reasonably good health, if the topic of res is one that touches them personally, & if he has no reason to believe that they are more mobile than aged persons are wont to be. After each survey, each of the 149 interviewers filled out a brief questionaire on which he on which he recorded his reactions to his particular assignment. 75% rated this survey easier than others on which they had worked, 14% found it no cliff, & only 11% thought it harder. On the whole, R's enjoyed the interview &/or were cooperative. A study of the interviewers provided personal & att'al data on 111 of the interviewers, which were cross-tabulated with selected items from the interviewers' responses to the 9 recording their reactions. Interviewer quality (N of yrs' experience, educ, & agreement that most people enjoy being interviewed) showed no clear relationship with positive response to the above study. The strongest relationship with a positive reaction to the study was found with 3 items describing an interviewer who sees herself as a religious, noncynical person, who enjoys engaging in verbal expression. A positive interview response was found to be related to the rate of activity or interaction among R's-the higher the rate of activity, the more likely a positive interview response. Most of the R's had a high rate of involvement in a range of normal soc roles. 1 Table. M. Maxfield.

Available data suggest that the rural aged, com pared with urban older people, have substantially smaller incomes, are restricted in mobility because of inadequate transportation facilities, report poorer physical health, and reveal a more negative outlook on life. Evidence suggests that the industrialization of rural communities may have a negative impact upon the rural elderly. Periodic longitudinal studies of rural older persons in strategic locations of the nation are needed to provide guidance for programs and services.

Part one: Cultural urgencies -- Trapped in the new time machines -- True secrets of being aged by culture -- "The xers" versus "the boomers" : a contrived war -- Perilous parenting : the deaths of children and the fear of aging-into-the-midlife -- The high costs of middle-ageism -- Part two: Theorizing age resistantly -- What is age studies? -- Age identity revisited -- From life storytelling to age autobiography -- Acting age on stage : age-appropriate casting, the default body, and valuing the property of having an age -- Age studies as cultural studies : beyond slice-of-life.

This paper explores the process of ageing in Brazil and the efforts of the public and private sectors to develop gerontological programs and concepts that are geared to the needs of Brazilian society. Finally, a nursing home in Rio de Janeiro; "Casa Sao Luiz Para A Velhice" will be presented and discussed as an example of the progress that is being made in the field of aging in the urban centers of the country. Developing countries Would do well to emulate the work done to achieve this particular goal by Brazil. It is a country of contrast regarding economic and social development, which extends from the most primitive to the ultra modern.