Aging in Place: Changing Socio-ecology and the Power of Kinship on Smith Island, Maryland

• Published in: Anthropology & Aging
• Main Author: Jana Kopelent Rehak
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2019
• Subjects: aging and changing socioecology; kinship; lifecourse; heritage; Anthropology; GN1-890; Geriatrics; RC952-954.6; Smith Island; Waterman
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5195/aa.2019.181; https://doaj.org/article/7de417e2ef3a47348447f0a6b880e626

This article examines how the people known as Smith Islanders interact with their environment over the life-course. The purpose of the study is to contribute to a better understanding of aging in a small, rural, coastal community which changes are environmentally driven. To address the aging process...