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The Ageless Self: Sources of Meaning in Late Life
Sharon R. Kaufman
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paperback. This text argues that "old" age is not something that has intrinsic meaning and old people rarely see themselves as "old". It claims that they have a sense of self that is ageless and they stress continuity of identity, despite the physical and social changes associated with old age. Series: Life Course Studies. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
Among the many studies of aging and the aged, there is comparatively little material in which the aged speak for themselves. In this compelling study, Sharon Kaufman encourages just such expression, recording and presenting the voices of a number of old Americans. Her informants tell their life stories and relate their most personal feelings about becoming old. Each story is unique, and yet, presented together, they inevitable weave a clear pattern, one that clashes sharply with much current gerontological thought. With this book, Sharon Kaufman allows us to understand the experience of the aging by listening to the aged themselves.
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Among the many studies of aging and the aged, there is comparatively little material in which the aged speak for themselves. In this compelling study, Sharon Kaufman encourages just such expression, recording and presenting the voices of a number of old Americans. Her informants tell their life stories and relate their most personal feelings about becoming old. Each story is unique, and yet, presented together, they inevitable weave a clear pattern, one that clashes sharply with much current gerontological thought. With this book, Sharon Kaufman allows us to understand the experience of the aging by listening to the aged themselves.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
Life Course Studies
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299108649
SKU
V9780299108649
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