Elderly black farm women: a population at risk.
Elderly black farm women are a neglected segment of the elderly population. Their self-reliance, mutual support, and rurality have helped keep them isolated and underserved. This article describes the productive life-styles that 10 such women in southeastern North Carolina recalled in oral-history interviews and the problems these women face because of their advancing age, poor health, caregiving responsibilities, and isolation and the deterioration of traditional resources.
Carlton-LaNey
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Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, University of North Carolina, Charlotte 28223.
D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D017028:Caregivers; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D009657:North Carolina; D011203:Poverty; D011788:Quality of Life; D012380:Role; D012424:Rural Population; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health