Research Catalog

Title

Narratives of positive aging : seaside stories / Amia Lieblich.

Author

Lieblich, Amia, 1939-

Publication

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]

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Details

Description

xv, 188 p.; 24cm

Summary

A community of elders who meet daily and spontaneously at the seaside exemplify the idea of positive aging. Through their individual life narratives, this book explores the impact of routine, physical exercise, and social relationships on the well-being of these seniors, and portrays the safe environment fostered by their discourse and wisdom.

Series Statement

Explorations in narrative psychology

Uniform Title

• University press scholarship online.
• Explorations in narrative psychology

Subject

• Jakōb Patriarcha
• Older Jews > Israel
• Aging > Psychological aspects
• Older people > Psychology > Case studies
• Narrative inquiry (Research method)

Genre/Form

• Case studies
• Case studies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The setting: field research in a seaside moveable community -- Reserved seats: on routines and aging -- Stopping time: the active life style of the elderly -- Forging a community of equals -- The discourse of the seaside community: creating a bubble -- Wisdom, aging, and stories -- Concluding reflections.

ISBN

• 9780199918041
• 019991804X

LCCN

^^2014001190

OCLC

• 869367534
• SCSB-11282581

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library