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Original Articles

Gray Power or Power Outage?

Political Participation Among Very Old Women

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Pages 85-99 | Published online: 23 Oct 2008
 

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to examine the extent and nature of the political activity that can be observed among very old women Towards this end, three political research questions were investigated among a sample of adults 85 years of age and older drawn from the caseload of a large metropolitan human service agency. Descriptive and inferential data analyses revealed a substantial decline in political participation, and identified several demographic variables that influence political involvement among women in advanced old age. For service providers, the data implied that advocacy efforts, leadership programming, and outreach services were urgently needed to combat the political "power outage" that occurs among women in advanced old age.

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