The Life of the Retired in a Trailer Park
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2203755 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G C Hoyt (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1954 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 361-370 |
| Publication date | 1954-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/221369 |
| OpenAlex | W2047359350 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
The trailer community under study, composed exclusive of retired and quasi-retired persons, manifests a well-developed and diversified program of activities. A large majority prefer to live in a community composed of retired persons because of advantages such as equal status, social activities, and association. Even with respect to mobile-home living itself, they see sociability as the chief advantage
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U. S. winter migrants' park community attributes
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North American Research on Seasonal Migration
Salvaging Decency
The Community as a Commodity
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 2019 (46) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |