Format:
VIII, 390 S.
,
25 cm
ISBN:
9780801894336
,
0801894336
Note:
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index
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Creativity and aging : psychological growth, health, and well-being
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Introduction : the humanistic study of aging past and present, or why gerontology still needs interpretive inquiry
,
The five people you meet in retirement
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The age of reflexive longevity : how the clinic and changing expectations of the life course are reshaping old age
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Ethics and aging, retrospectively and prospectively
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Age, meaning, and place : cultural narratives and retirement communities
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Old age and globalization
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Ageism and social change : the new regimes of decline
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Treadmilling to the far side : an informal guide to coming of age with mortality
,
The history of aging and old age in "western" cultures
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Resilience and creativity in aging : the realms of silver
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Literary texts and literary critics team up against ageism
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Philosophy of aging, time, and finitude
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Aging in world religions : an overview
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The value and meaning of friendship in later life
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Encountering the numinous : relationality, the arts, and religion in later life
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sociology
Keywords:
Altern
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