And I am Part of the Greatness
Twelve Black Elderly Women and Men Decry Their Urban Community’s Reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19006301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beverly J Mason (Xavier University of Louisiana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97-115 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Black Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021934704273447 |
| OpenAlex | W2003508772 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
In a southern town, 12 senior citizens attending a multipurpose community center, discuss their community when it was in its heyday. It is located in an inner city area where crime and unemployment are now high and prospects for the future low. Through oral histories, the seniors voice concern about safety issues, interlopers, and those who have invaded their community, and they give suggestions on how to address the current demise. The histories were collected by undergraduate students at a local university and are excerpted on the following pages
Community center · Criminology · Demise · Greatness · Inner city · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |