Aging, Death, and the Completion of Being /

These essays introduce a humanistic perspective to the study of aging. The assumption behind this work is that in history, literature, folklore, and art we have the record of centuries of human experience to enhance our present understanding of aging, old age, and death.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Van Tassel, David D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Temas:
Old age > Congresses.
Aging > Congresses.
Death > Congresses.
Vieillesse > Congrès.
Vieillissement > Congrès.
Mort > Congrès.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Adulthood & Aging.
Aging
Death
Old age
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Aging and Death in Contemporary Society: Myths and Realities
  • Biomedical Aspects of Aging 3
  • Human Values, Economic Values, and the Elderly
  • Reflections on Dr. Borg's Life Cycle
  • Exit and Existence: Society's Unwritten Script for Old Age and Death
  • 2. Aging and Death in the Past: Attitudes and Behavior
  • The Traditional English Family and the Aged in Our Society
  • Old Age In Early New England
  • The Last Stage: Historical Adulthood and Old Age
  • 3. Aging and Death As Universal Experience: Literary and Artistic Perceptions
  • Portrait of the Artist as an Old 'Man
  • The Parents' Last Lessons
  • Eros and Thanatos: Old Age in Love
  • Albert Berne and the Completion of Being: Images of Vitality and Extinction in the Last Paintings of a Ninety-Six-year-Old Man
  • Contributors

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