Gray Matters : : Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life /

Gray Matters : : Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life / / Ellyn Lem.

Aging is one of the most compelling issues today, with record numbers of seniors over sixty-five worldwide. Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life examines a diverse array of cultural works including films, literature, and even art that represent this time of life, often made by...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
VerfasserIn:
Lem, Ellyn,
MitwirkendeR:
Cruikshank, Margaret,
TeilnehmendeR:
Cruikshank, Margaret.
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Global Perspectives on Aging
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Physical Description:1 online resource (286 p.) :; 7 b&w photographs
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • 1. Introduction: “Where Do I Begin?”
  • 2. Senior Parents and Their Adult Children: “Can’t We All Just Get Along?”
  • 3. Surveying the Housing Options: “No Place like Home”?
  • 4. Understanding Memory Loss: “Am I Losing My Mind?”
  • 5. Intimacy: “Love Is All You Need”?
  • 6. Women and Men: “Separate but Equal”?
  • 7. Money, Work, and Retirement: “Are We There Yet?”
  • 8. Death: “The Final Frontier”?
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • About the Author

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