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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... moved on to have their own family and their own business ( one in the logging industry , the other managing gas stations ) . When her daughter reached age twenty - three , Gretchen , who was forty - eight , told her that she was old ...
... moved on to have their own family and their own business ( one in the logging industry , the other managing gas stations ) . When her daughter reached age twenty - three , Gretchen , who was forty - eight , told her that she was old ...
Strana 79
... moved to Hidden Valley from Chicago with his father . His son lives in Hidden Valley , and the three of them lived together for awhile . However , his father did not like the area and re- turned to Chicago . Dick moved out to be on his ...
... moved to Hidden Valley from Chicago with his father . His son lives in Hidden Valley , and the three of them lived together for awhile . However , his father did not like the area and re- turned to Chicago . Dick moved out to be on his ...
Strana 98
... moved to Hidden Valley three years ago when she became a widow . The death of her husband caught her by sur- prise , and it took her over a year to overcome serious grief and feelings of terrible loneliness . She moved in with her ...
... moved to Hidden Valley three years ago when she became a widow . The death of her husband caught her by sur- prise , and it took her over a year to overcome serious grief and feelings of terrible loneliness . She moved in with her ...
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