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The director of one of the nursing homes I have studied said, "We do not become children as we age. But because dependency can look childlike, we too often treat the elderly as though this were the case.
The director of one of the nursing homes I have studied said, "We do not become children as we age. But because dependency can look childlike, we too often treat the elderly as though this were the case.
Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern
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- Sherry Turkle
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- Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern
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