Gray matters : finding meaning in the stories of later life /

"Aging is one of the most compelling issues today, with record numbers of seniors over sixty-five worldwide. Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life examines a diverse array of cultural works including films, literature, and even art that represent this time of life, often ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lem, Ellyn A. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Cruikshank, Margaret (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2020]
Colección:Global perspectives on aging series.
Temas:
Older people > Social conditions.
Old age > Social aspects.
Gerontology.
Aging > Cross-cultural studies.
Geriatrics
Personnes âgées > Conditions sociales.
Vieillesse > Aspect social.
Gérontologie.
gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > General.
Aging
Gerontology
Old age > Social aspects
Older people > Social conditions
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword by Margaret Cruikshank-- 1. Introduction: "Where do I begin?"
  • 2. Senior parents and their adult children: "can't we all just get along?"
  • 3. Surveying the housing options: "no place like home"?
  • 4. Understanding memory loss: "am I losing my mind?"
  • 5. Intimacy: "love is all you need"?
  • 6. Women and men: "separate but equal"?
  • 7. Money, work, and retirement: "are we there yet?"
  • 8. Death: "the final frontier"?
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Works cited
  • Index
  • About the author.

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