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Libro 5 di 11: Global Perspectives on Aging

Lem, Ellyn

 
9781978806313: Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life
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ISBN 10: 1978806310 ISBN 13: 9781978806313
Casa editrice: Rutgers Univ Pr, 2020

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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 people who are seniors themselves. These works, focusing on important topics such as housing, memory loss, and intimacy, are analyzed in dialogue with recent research to explore how &;stories&; illuminate the dynamics of growing old by blending fact with imagination. Gray Matters also incorporates the life experiences of seniors gathered from over two hundred in-depth surveys with a range of questions on growing old, not often included in other age studies works. Combining cultural texts, gerontology research, and observations from older adults will give all readers a fuller picture of the struggles and pleasures of aging and avoids over-simplified representations of the process as all negative or positive. 

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Informazioni sull'autore

Ellyn Lem is a professor of English and gender studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha. 

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Editore
Rutgers Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2020
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1978806310
ISBN 13 
9781978806313
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
270
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