The Four Seasons: Perspectives of Midlife and Older Erie County Residents
Dr. Debra Street
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
July 9, 2008
UB Reporter Article on Lecture
The Four Seasons Study was a survey run by an interdisciplinary team of UB researchers, run through the University at Buffalo Regional Institute during summer and fall 2007. The Four Seasons Study documents the experiences and opinions of Western New Yorkers aged 50 and older, individuals who are aging in place in a four-season climate. Professor Street will report findings from the Four Seasons Study, which includes data relating to:
- retirement planning and retirement experiences
- transportation and housing/built environment concerns
- the importance of friends, family, and neighbors
- quality of life in Erie County communities and neighborhoods
- plans relating to later life migration to Sunbelt communities, looking at the reasons for individuals planning to stay (or leave) Western New York.
Professor Street will also discuss the parallel study underway in London, Ontario. The Canadian component is being conducted by University at Buffalo’s research partners at the University of Western Ontario, and will permit comparisons of Americans and Canadians at a similar stage in the life course.
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