Society of the alone: Freedom, Privacy and Utilitarianism as dominant norms in the SRO.
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
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