“Sunny side and/or shady side?”: The living conditions and resilience of elderly Sunnyside residents
This article describes the experiences relating to the living conditions of a sample of older people residing in Sunnyside, Tshwane. Based on their narratives and the meanings they attach to their living conditions in Sunnyside, this article concludes that this suburb has both a sunny and a shady s...
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University of the Free State
2011-04-01
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This article describes the experiences relating to the living conditions of a sample of older people residing in Sunnyside, Tshwane. Based on their narratives and the meanings they attach to their living conditions in Sunnyside, this article concludes that this suburb has both a sunny and a shady side for the elderly. Their view of and approach to life, as well as their resilience enable the elderly to deal with the shady side of Sunnyside. Contrary to what might have been expected, the advantages relating to the sunny side of their suburb appear to transcend the disadvantages of its shady side.
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| spelling | doaj.art-56575a55ab844e659e3ec4d7c73793272024-03-18T11:05:55ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Academica0587-24052415-04792011-04-0143210.38140/aa.v43i2.1312“Sunny side and/or shady side?”: The living conditions and resilience of elderly Sunnyside residentsAssim Alpaslan0University of South Africa This article describes the experiences relating to the living conditions of a sample of older people residing in Sunnyside, Tshwane. Based on their narratives and the meanings they attach to their living conditions in Sunnyside, this article concludes that this suburb has both a sunny and a shady side for the elderly. Their view of and approach to life, as well as their resilience enable the elderly to deal with the shady side of Sunnyside. Contrary to what might have been expected, the advantages relating to the sunny side of their suburb appear to transcend the disadvantages of its shady side. http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1312 |
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| title | “Sunny side and/or shady side?”: The living conditions and resilience of elderly Sunnyside residents |
| title_full | “Sunny side and/or shady side?”: The living conditions and resilience of elderly Sunnyside residents |
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| title_full_unstemmed | “Sunny side and/or shady side?”: The living conditions and resilience of elderly Sunnyside residents |
| title_short | “Sunny side and/or shady side?”: The living conditions and resilience of elderly Sunnyside residents |
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