Love stories of later life [[electronic resource] ] : a narrative approach to understanding romance / / Amanda Smith Barusch

• Autore: Barusch Amanda Smith
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.7084/60973
• Soggetto topico: Love in old age; Old age - Social aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-215) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: Love Stories of Later Life; Part I: Love and Aging; 1 Understanding Love: Theory and Research; 2 The Aging Self; Part II: Love's Illusions; 3 Infatuation: A Madness Most Discreet; 4 Looking for Love; Part III: Lived Love; 5 A Kind of Settled Bliss: Romance in Committed Relationships; 6 Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community; Part IV: Love's Disillusions; 7 Betrayal and Rejection; 8 Love Lost; Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination; Appendix A: Love in the Literature; Appendix B: The Research in Detail; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Introduction: Love in Later Life. Part 1: Love and Age. 1. Understanding Love. 2. The Aging Self. Part 2: Love's Illusions. 3. Infatuation. 4. Looking for Love. Part 3: Lived Love. 5. Committed Relationships. 6. Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community. Part 4: Love's Disillusions. 7. Betrayal and Rejection. 8. Love Lost. Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination. Appendix A: Love in Professional Literature. Appendix B: The Research in Detail
• Titolo autorizzato: Love stories of later life
• ISBN: 0-19-774244-0; 1-281-52916-8; 9786611529161; 0-19-971826-1; 1-4356-3335-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781818403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II