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Autore |
Ramsey Janet L |
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Spiritual resiliency in older women : models of strength for challenges through the life span / / Janet L. Ramsey and Rosemary Blieszner |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London : , : SAGE, , 1999 |
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©1999 |
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1-322-41900-0 |
0-7619-1276-2 |
1-4522-6374-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) : illustrations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Spiritual life |
Women - Religious life - United States |
Church work with older people |
Church work with women |
Older women - Religious life - Germany |
Older women - Religious life - United States |
Psychology and religion |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-175) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I - Introduction to Spiritual Resiliency; Chapter 1 - An Invitation to Listen; Chapter 2 - Questions of Meaning, Stories of Faith; Chapter 3 - Overview of Study Methods; Part II - The Stories; Chapter 4 - The Gracious Encounters Begin; Chapter 5 - The American Women; Chapter 6 - The German Women; Chapter 7 - Resiliency and Community; Chapter 8 - Resiliency and Emotion; Chapter 9 - Resiliency and Personal Relationships; Part III - Conclusion; Chapter 10 - Implications for Thinking, Being, and Telling; Chapter 11 - Implications for Gerontology |
Postscript: The Gracious Encounters Continue; Appendix: Research Journal; References; Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Spiritual Resiliency records the narratives of spiritually resilient German and American women, who represent a group rarely considered: strong, |
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