Iris Carlton-LaNey

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“The opportunity to sit with the elders in my community, around their kitchen tables, on their front porches or around their wood heaters has always been a powerful reminder of their strength, resilience and tenacity. I want others to, at least vicariously, experience these women and men as they strategized for survival, provided motivation for their families and designed inclusive kinship networks. Their lives are models and their stories are empowering. They leave a legacy for all of us to emulate.”

—Iris B. Carlton-LaNey

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African Americans Aging in the Rural South This book can be used by social workers and health care providers, along with scholars in women studies, history and rural sociology, to better develop services, programs and policies that meet the needs of the oftentimes invisible elderly population. The following discussion questions can assist the novice and the seasoned teacher alike as they use this book to bring freshness and inspiration to teaching and learning about diversity, human behavior, aging and life in the rural south.