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Later Life eBook

Exploring Ageing Through Literature

de Barbara (University Of Leicester, Uk) Misztal

idioma: inglês
editor: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, fevereiro de 2020
Later Life views older age as a valuable stage of life and argues for the centrality of self-making to the quality of later life. Aiming to enrich an understanding of ageing as the unfolding process in which people try to negotiate vulnerabilities of their bodies and manage mortality, it explores the conditions for pursuing the search for knowledge of oneself in later life. This new book, with the help of literary examples, presents factors both supporting and hindering the quality of the experience of later life. It demonstrates how wondering, courage and habit sustain the self-making in older age. After illustrating that the process of ageing also imposes ordeals, the book depicts remedies needed to overcome boredom, bitterness and sadness, three torments caused by the age-specific sense of time.It is essential reading not only for academics and professionals in age studies, sociology of ageing, gerontology and health care, but also for a general audience. The book's focus on the experiences of later life will appeal to the reader interested in understanding the complexities of ageing and in enhancing the quality of later life, while its reliance on literary illustrations will be appreciated by lovers of literature.

Later Life

Exploring Ageing Through Literature

de Barbara (University Of Leicester, Uk) Misztal

Propriedade Descrição
ISBN: 9780429633089
Editor: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Data de Lançamento: fevereiro de 2020
Idioma: Inglês
Páginas: 192
Tipo de produto: eBook
Formato e Compatibilidade:
Coleção: Routledge Advances In Sociology
Classificação temática: eBooks em Inglês > Literatura > História da Literatura
EAN: 9780429633089