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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... elderly in our so- ciety that The Last Frontier so nicely addresses itself . It does so at a number of different levels and from different vantage points . First , by constantly juxtaposing one or another socio- logical theory of aging ...
... elderly in our so- ciety that The Last Frontier so nicely addresses itself . It does so at a number of different levels and from different vantage points . First , by constantly juxtaposing one or another socio- logical theory of aging ...
Strana 115
... elderly . In addressing the problems of the elderly , scholars often speak of poor old people . However , their discussion never goes beyond providing generalized data , frequently in the form of [ 115 ] The Poor Elderly.
... elderly . In addressing the problems of the elderly , scholars often speak of poor old people . However , their discussion never goes beyond providing generalized data , frequently in the form of [ 115 ] The Poor Elderly.
Strana 116
... elderly themselves never come into focus . When they do , it is usually through romanti- cized accounts presented in the newspaper or in novels.3 It is the purpose of this chapter to examine the lives of some poor old people in an ...
... elderly themselves never come into focus . When they do , it is usually through romanti- cized accounts presented in the newspaper or in novels.3 It is the purpose of this chapter to examine the lives of some poor old people in an ...
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