Robert S. (Hrsg.) Weiss

Challenges of the Third Age

Meaning and Purpose in Later Life

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The newly retired are entering a time of life that is virtually uncharted, a time in which they are free from social expectations and, to a large extent, from obligations to others. Life's meanings are no longer provided by work and family. Instead, men and women have the freedom, and the need, to find new activities that they can imbue with meaning. The term, Third Age has been given to this time of life during which for most there is relatively good health, financial stability, and reduced family obligations. The problems and possibilities of this Third Age serve as the material for this book. How do older people decide how to deploy their… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Bass, Scott A. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-19-534868-2
EAN: 9780195348682
Produktnummer: 13922191
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 868 KB

Über den Autor

Robert S. Weiss is Senior Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Scott A. Bass is Dean of the Graduate School, Vice Provost for Research, and Distinguished Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.