Purpose

The purpose of this blog comes from my natural curiosity about what it is like to be a senior citizen. Salvatore Mancini Resource & Events Center is the kind of place that I really never knew much about. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, it's the kind of place that seems to always have something going on. To me, it is refreshing to see a place like this that is dedicated to helping the elderly in the community. It seems that too often the elderly are ignored and forgotten in our society. The questions that I plan to address in the field study will deal with this idea of how the elderly are treated at a senior center as opposed to the way that they are sometimes overlooked in other places and situations, and I also plan to focus on the lifestyle and the stories of the elderly that keep involved and visit the senior center. Throughout my field study, I will attempt to uncover the subculture of Salvatore Mancini Resource & Activity Center, and in turn understand what it might be like to be a part of this kind of community.
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