title: Society of the alone: Freedom, Privacy and Utilitarianism as dominant norms in the SRO.
abstract: The social world of the aged SRO tenant is described and analyzed. Charteristic features include an impoverishment of social roles and relationships which result in a "world of strangers". Dominant norms of SRO life which preclude the establishment of intimacy are examined; these include prescriptive norms of privacy, freedom, and utilitarianism
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012934:Social Isolation; D014171:Transients and Migrants