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Vol. 19 No 2 (2015): Revue africaine de sociologie

8 - Successful ageing amongst elderly women living independently in central areas Of Pretoria, South Africa

https://doi.org/10.57054/asr.v19i2.3753
Marlize Rabe

Corresponding Author(s) : Marlize Rabe

rabeme@unisa.ac.za

Revue africaine de sociologie, Vol. 19 No 2 (2015): Revue africaine de sociologie

Résumé

Cette étude qualitative explore un vieillissement réussi parmi un groupe de vieilles femmes
qui vivent dans les zones centrales de Pretoria en Afrique du Sud . Il a utilisé la notion de
vieillissement réussi comme une construction théorique d’examiner comment les femmes
adapter aux défis de la vieillesse . L’étude révèle que les participants qui ont surmonté des défis
difficiles dans les stades de vie antérieures en se fondant sur leurs propres ressources sont les
plus susceptibles de régler confortablement aux défis de la vieillesse ainsi que les complexités
rencontrées dans les zones centrales de divers Pretoria .

Mots-clés

personnes âgées la perspective de parcours de vie vieillissement réussi vivent de façon autonome l’Afrique du Sud
Marlize Rabe. (2015). 8 - Successful ageing amongst elderly women living independently in central areas Of Pretoria, South Africa. Revue Africaine De Sociologie, 19(2), 149–166. https://doi.org/10.57054/asr.v19i2.3753
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Department of Sociology University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

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