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Storying later life
— issues, investigations, and interventions in narrative gerontology | | Author(s) | Gary Kenyon, Ernst Bohlmeijer, William L Randall |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2011 |
| Pages | 397 pp |
| Source | OUP, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DF. http://www.oup.com |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Ageing process. |
| Annotation | Narrative gerontology is so named for its emphasis on the biographical, or inside, dimensions of the experience of ageing. This volume reflects a selection of new directions and insights, and constitutes a general broadening and deepening of narrative gerontology, exploring its implications for theory and research in the field of ageing, and for the quality of life of older adults themselves. Part 1 looks at issues in narrative gerontology, including narrative foreclosure in later life; memory, metaphor and meaning; narrative events and biographical construction; late-modern identity construction; the dwelling place of age; and the narrative frame in discourse on ageing. Part 2 covers investigations including topics as follows: narratives of Nazi followers; stories of the athletic self; gender and ageing; gender differences in narrative gerontology; expressions of self in a writing versus reminiscence group; narrative coherence and traumatic war experiences; and self-defining memories in couples therapy. Part 3 looks at a range of interventions in narrative gerontology, including Tai Chi as narrative care, reminiscence interventions, enhancing contact between younger and older adults through life stories, and work with dementia patients. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110330001 B |
| Classmark | DB: BG |
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