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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816936403321

Titolo

Home and identity in late life international perspectives / / Graham D. Rowles, Habib Chaudhury editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2005

ISBN

1-281-81161-0

9786611811617

0-8261-2716-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RowlesGraham D

ChaudhuryHabib

Disciplina

155.67

Soggetti

Older people - Dwellings - Psychological aspects

Home - Psychological aspects

Identity (Psychology) in old age

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Coming Home; Part II: The Essence of Home; Part III: Disruptions of Home; Part IV: Creating and Recreating Home; Part V: Community Perspective on the Meaning of Home; Part VI: Leaving Home: Commentaries; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Presenting insightful essays and findings from empirical studies, leading contemporary scholars examine the meaning of home to elders and the ways in which this meaning may be sustained, threatened, or modified in association with both normal and pathological changes with growing old. For example, health and well being can be affected by an environmental change, such as a change in an established neighborhood or a forced relocation. Section topics explored include: The Essence of Home; Disruptions of Home: Creating and Recreating Home; and Community Perspective on the Meaning of Home. The volume concludes with a series of critical commentaries that add unique perspectives on the topic"-Provided by the Publisher.