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In Narratives of Positive Aging, Amia Lieblich presents a qualitative study that explores the life narratives of elderly men and women who engage in practices of "positive aging." They belong to a spontaneous community that assembles daily, early in the morning, on a beach near Tel-Aviv, Israel. At the seaside, the elders practice various outdoor sports, and converse over coffee at the local cafe. Based on their narratives, procured by individual open-ended interviews, and the author's participant observation, the book explores the impact of routine, physical activity, and social relationships on successful aging. Lieblich additionally presents an analysis of the tension-minimizing discourse adopted at the cafe and the pleasant bubble-like environment it fosters amongst the community members. Finally, the book debates the adaptive role of narrating one's life story, and its perceived manifestation of wisdom. A combination of complete life stories and extracts of conversations recorded on the beach color every chapter. These texts are complimented and elucidated by a variety of academic claims, theories and findings concerning narratives and aging. This book, based on an Israeli field study, may be viewed both as a local case study as well as a lesson relevant to aging everywhere.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Society & social sciences Psychology Child & developmental psychology

• Pełny tytuł: Narratives of Positive Aging
• Autor: Amia Lieblich
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 208
• EAN: 9780199918041
• ISBN: 019991804X
• ID: 04536675
• Wydawca: OUP USA
• Waga: 420 g
• Wymiary: 236 × 173 × 21 mm
• Data wydania: 10. July 2014

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