Challenges of the third age [[electronic resource] ] : meaning and purpose in later life / / edited by Robert S. Weiss & Scott A. Bass

• Pubblicazione: Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• Edizione: New Ed
• Descrizione fisica: x, 206 p
• Disciplina: 305.26
• Soggetto topico: Meaning (Psychology); Older people - Psychology; Self-actualization (Psychology) in old age
• Altri autori: BassScott A WeissRobert Stuart <1925->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The newly retired are entering a time of life that is virtually uncharted, a time in which they are free from social expectations and, to a large extent, from obligations to others. Life's meanings are no longer provided by work and family. Instead, men and women have the freedom, and the need, to find new activities that they can imbue with meaning. The term, Third Age has been given to this time of life during which for most there is relatively good health, financial stability, and reduced family obligations. The problems and possibilities of this Third Age serve as the material for this book. How do older people decide how to deploy their continued vitality, now that they are free from the demands of work and children? How do they find meaning in daily life? In this book, scholars from several disciplines consider the way in which meaning can be found in this important stage of later life. They discuss sociological, psychological, and religious determinants of responses to the challenges of finding meaningful activity after retirement.
• Titolo autorizzato: Challenges of the third age
• ISBN: 0-19-773486-3; 9786610473021; 1-282-36709-9; 0-19-534868-0; 1-280-47302-9; 9786612367090; 1-60256-726-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784666803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II