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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... growing old . Chapter 3 examines the various ways in which leisure can be viewed . This is no empty exercise in theoretical expertise but a necessary stepping stone to see the portraits of old people which follow . If the meaning of growing ...
... growing old . Chapter 3 examines the various ways in which leisure can be viewed . This is no empty exercise in theoretical expertise but a necessary stepping stone to see the portraits of old people which follow . If the meaning of growing ...
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The Social Meaning of Growing Old Andrea Fontana. Chapter 2 THE PROBLEMATIC NATURE OF GROWING OLD Well , I thought it would be dramatic if there was an old man around while they were packing the pictures . A poor old man , trying to get ...
The Social Meaning of Growing Old Andrea Fontana. Chapter 2 THE PROBLEMATIC NATURE OF GROWING OLD Well , I thought it would be dramatic if there was an old man around while they were packing the pictures . A poor old man , trying to get ...
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The Social Meaning of Growing Old Andrea Fontana. accounts for the ambiguity of providing definitions when deal- ing with growing old . The problem resides with the complexity of the notion itself : Growing old is a problematic , complex ...
The Social Meaning of Growing Old Andrea Fontana. accounts for the ambiguity of providing definitions when deal- ing with growing old . The problem resides with the complexity of the notion itself : Growing old is a problematic , complex ...
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