What are Old People For?: How Elders Will Save the WorldIt has been said that people don't want to read books about aging, but this one is different. In the tradition of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, this book offers readers a new way of looking at life and the world. Written by a doctor and specialist in aging, the book draws upon popular culture, history, science, and literature to create a highly readable, and persuasive case for a new kind of old age. The old way of seeing old age-as a time of decline and defeat - will be of little interest to boomers as they search for new ways to interpret their experience. |
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A very interesting book with many different theories and perspectives including the authors in the field over time.
I found this book gave useful insights to assist with my curriculum planning for undergraduate nursing students and despite being almost 15 years old, still very relevant today.
Contents
A New Wrinkle | 3 |
The Doctrine of Youths Perfection | 12 |
Becoming Human | 39 |
Necessitys Virtue | 50 |
The Rise of Elderhood | 65 |
IndustrialStrength Aging | 79 |
Victory | 91 |
Navigating Life | 97 |
Private Grief Public Tragedy | 167 |
The Eden Alternative | 179 |
Place and No Place | 202 |
Elderhoods Sanctuary | 208 |
A Wink and a Smile | 237 |
The First Shahbaz | 248 |
The Problem of Protection | 256 |
Convivium | 263 |
Old Maps | 106 |
The Way We Live Now | 115 |
The Cult of Adulthood | 131 |
The Assault on Childhood | 140 |
Adult Forever | 148 |
The OldAge Archipelago | 157 |
The Twofold Path | 270 |
Elderhood Reborn | 277 |
On Being an Elder | 286 |
Eldertopia | 299 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 315 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | What are Old People For?: How Elders Will Save the World |
| Author | William H. Thomas |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Publisher:VanderWyk&Burnham, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1889242209, 9781889242200 |
| Length | 370 pages |
| Subjects | › › Psychology / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging Social Science / Gerontology |
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