Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction: Shuttered 1
7. 1. The History of Senior Centers: The Rise of the Center Movement and How Centers Form Spatial Identity 25
8. 2. The Case of the Center before Shuttering: The Daily Life of the Center 43
9. 3. Reconstructing Shuttering in a Larger Social Context: Political and Media Accounts 61
10. 4. The Case of the Center as It Is Shuttered: Larger Changes Hit the Center 81
11. 5. The Organizational Embeddedness of Capital: Being Saved and Being Sunk 101
12. 6. Poor Centers: The Politics of Age and Class in the Neighborhood Context 119
13. 7. Reconceptualizing Centers: The Baby Boomers and Their Perceived Needs 131
14. 8. Beyond Rebranding: Building a Sustainable Core 152
15. Appendix A: Self-Reflection: My Experience in the Field 165
16. Appendix B: Methods 169
17. Notes 175
18. References 183
19. Index 203
20. About the Author 219