1st Edition

The limbo people A study of the constitution of the time universe among the aged

By Haim Hazan Copyright 1980
209 Pages
by Routledge

209 Pages
by Routledge

209 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1980, The limbo people is based upon research carried out in a day centre (‘the Centre’) for elderly Jewish people in a London Borough and studies the experience and the conception of time among the elderly. The development of the arguments concerning time was founded on (a) the relationship between the community of participants and the outside world; and (b) the construction... Read more

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The limbo state 2. The setting 3. Reordering time 4. Constituting the Centre time 5. The limbo society Conclusions Methodological notes Notes References Index

Biography

Haim Hazan