Loneliness of older black South African women subjected to forcible relocation

Background: A cohort of older black South African women, forcibly relocated during apartheid, has grown old in these places. Even after 50 years, residents in a rural township expressed no connection to place and ruptured intergenerational relations. Their sense of community was based almost exclusively on their links with others who shared their history of relocation.Objective: This article seeks to understand loneliness of a group of older...