Editor's Introduction

Abstract

an upwelling of concern with minority issues, against the backdrop of the broader development of the field. The stimulus for the editorials was a Lisa Groger public presentation, in which she shared an &dquo;existential crisis&dquo; with respect to the meaning and value of her research on a population of African American elders. The essence of Dr. Groger’s concern was that a focus on minorities &dquo;objectifies&dquo; such populations in a process of &dquo;othering&dquo; that