Migration Patterns Among the Elderly: A Developmental Perspective

1987/06/01 by E. Litwak, Eugene Litwak, C. F. Longino +1 · 30 citations
Social Sciences · #Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies #Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

paper · doi:10.1093/geront/27.3.266

Abstract

The migration patterns of the elderly are placed in a developmental perspective. For those who migrate, three kinds of moves tend to occur among the aging in a modern society: one when they retire, a second when they experience moderate forms of disability, and a third when they have major forms of chronic disability. Litwak's formulations on the extended family provide the context for these patterns, whereas Longino provides much of the migration data.

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