Frank Whittington
Biographic Data
| ID | 79814 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frank Whittington |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frank |
| FAMILY NAME | Whittington |
| SIGNATURE | WHITTINGTON F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Functional Status and the Use of Formal Home Care in the Year before Death
A national sample of persons who died in 1986 was analyzed to obtain a valid estimate of the relationship between functional status and the provision of formal home care during the last year of life. Community-based care has become increasingly important as the size of the elderly population increases and the cost for institutional care rises. When people need help in caring for themselves because of illness, frailty, or disability, community-bas…
Older Women
The older woman in our society is socially devalued and is subject to a number of harmful, negative stereotypes that picture her as sick, sexless, uninvolved except for church work, and alone. Moreover, when researchers study the aged, they too often fail to analyze the data for females separately from that of males, thus glossing over the differences and losing valuable information. It is possible, however, using data from studies which have use…
Reply to Clemente and Summers
Journal Article Reply to Clemente and Summers Get access Erdman Palmore, Erdman Palmore Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Frank Whittington Frank Whittington Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 51, Issue 4, June 1973, Pages 495–496, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/51.4.495 Published: 01 June 1973
Reply to Johnson
Trends in the Relative Status of the Aged
Journal Article Trends in the Relative Status of the Aged Get access Erdman Palmore, Erdman Palmore Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Frank Whittington Frank Whittington Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 50, Issue 1, September 1971, Pages 84–91, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/50.1.84 Published: 01 September 1971
Trends in the Relative Status of the Aged
Journal Article Trends in the Relative Status of the Aged Get access Erdman Palmore, Erdman Palmore Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Frank Whittington Frank Whittington Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 50, Issue 1, September 1971, Pages 84–91, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/50.1.84 Published: 01 September 1971
Older Women
The older woman in our society is socially devalued and is subject to a number of harmful, negative stereotypes that picture her as sick, sexless, uninvolved except for church work, and alone. Moreover, when researchers study the aged, they too often fail to analyze the data for females separately from that of males, thus glossing over the differences and losing valuable information. It is possible, however, using data from studies which have use…
Functional Status and the Use of Formal Home Care in the Year before Death
A national sample of persons who died in 1986 was analyzed to obtain a valid estimate of the relationship between functional status and the provision of formal home care during the last year of life. Community-based care has become increasingly important as the size of the elderly population increases and the cost for institutional care rises. When people need help in caring for themselves because of illness, frailty, or disability, community-bas…
Trends in the Relative Status of the Aged
Journal Article Trends in the Relative Status of the Aged Get access Erdman Palmore, Erdman Palmore Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Frank Whittington Frank Whittington Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 50, Issue 1, September 1971, Pages 84–91, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/50.1.84 Published: 01 September 1971
Reply to Clemente and Summers
Journal Article Reply to Clemente and Summers Get access Erdman Palmore, Erdman Palmore Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Frank Whittington Frank Whittington Duke University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 51, Issue 4, June 1973, Pages 495–496, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/51.4.495 Published: 01 June 1973
Reply to Johnson
Older Women
The older woman in our society is socially devalued and is subject to a number of harmful, negative stereotypes that picture her as sick, sexless, uninvolved except for church work, and alone. Moreover, when researchers study the aged, they too often fail to analyze the data for females separately from that of males, thus glossing over the differences and losing valuable information. It is possible, however, using data from studies which have use…
Functional Status and the Use of Formal Home Care in the Year before Death
A national sample of persons who died in 1986 was analyzed to obtain a valid estimate of the relationship between functional status and the provision of formal home care during the last year of life. Community-based care has become increasingly important as the size of the elderly population increases and the cost for institutional care rises. When people need help in caring for themselves because of illness, frailty, or disability, community-bas…
Sociology (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 works) · Library science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work) · Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (1 work)