The Last Frontier: The Social Meaning of Growing OldSAGE Publications, 1977 - 215 strán (strany) How do the elderly manage to give meaning to their daily lives? Fontana has spent three years watching and talking to an enormous variety of old people: those who can afford to "grow old gracefully", the elderly poor who scrape by in urban ghettos, and those who age behind the walls of nursing homes. He lets them speak for themselves, and what they say is often surprising: it destroys many of our most cherished assumptions about aging. This book provides fundamental insights into ways to age with dignity and sense. -- Publisher description. |
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... called " studentry . " Changes in the social structure are thus seen as extremely im- portant in determining the social behavior of a group of people . Leo Simmons ' study of seventy - one different preindustrial groups21 clearly shows ...
... called " studentry . " Changes in the social structure are thus seen as extremely im- portant in determining the social behavior of a group of people . Leo Simmons ' study of seventy - one different preindustrial groups21 clearly shows ...
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... called " waiting for God , " is that although both groups are essentially waiting , the individuals following the first pattern have no implicit meaning in their waiting . Cut off from religious roots , far removed from the meaning of ...
... called " waiting for God , " is that although both groups are essentially waiting , the individuals following the first pattern have no implicit meaning in their waiting . Cut off from religious roots , far removed from the meaning of ...
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... called " in chair , " meaning that they are con- fined to a wheelchair , and that they must be helped in and out of bed ; they need containers to urinate in while sitting in their chair , etc. Another classification is that of " feeders ...
... called " in chair , " meaning that they are con- fined to a wheelchair , and that they must be helped in and out of bed ; they need containers to urinate in while sitting in their chair , etc. Another classification is that of " feeders ...
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