Aging and Personhood in the Landscape of the Mega-Casino: Retirement at the Tables
The retirement of the Boomer generation constitutes the largest wave of retirements in US history. This article examines the ways in which mega-casinos as institutions have become new spaces of aging and important sites where the ideals of retirement can be played out. Based on thirty-two months of...
Main Author: | Joy Ciofi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2019-02-01
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Series: | Anthropology & Aging |
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Online Access: | https://anthro-age.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/anthro-age/article/view/200 |
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