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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779123903321

Autore

Ramsey Janet L

Titolo

Spiritual resiliency in older women : models of strength for challenges through the life span / / Janet L. Ramsey and Rosemary Blieszner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London : , : SAGE, , 1999

©1999

ISBN

1-322-41900-0

0-7619-1276-2

1-4522-6374-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xii, 180 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

BliesznerRosemary

Disciplina

259.082

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

Spiritual Resiliency records the narratives of spiritually resilient German and American women, who represent a group rarely considered: strong,



old women. They point to the need to incorporate spiritual coping in the counselling repertoire.