Lighter as we go : virtues, character strengths, and aging / / Mindy Greenstein, Jimmie Holland |
Autore | Greenstein Mindy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.260973 |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Social aspects
Aging - Psychological aspects Well-being - Age factors Middle age - Psychological aspects Middle age - Social aspects Older people - Psychology |
ISBN |
0-19-936097-9
0-19-936096-0 |
Classificazione | PSY044000PSY039000PSY031000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Part I: Character, Character Strength, and Continuity Over Time -- Chapter 1. The Oak Tree and the U-Bend: Age, Well-Being, and the Experience of Me-ness -- Chapter 2. A Look at the Grownup Years -- Chapter 3. Character Strengths and Virtues -- Chapter 4. Older Age in the Olden Days: A History of Aging in the Western World -- Part II: The Virtues -- Chapter 5. The Virtue of Transcendence: Beyond the Self -- Chapter 6. The Underappreciated Virtue of Humor: You Can't Spell Joy Without the Oy -- Chapter 7. The Virtues of Humanity and Social Justice: Do Unto Others -- Chapter 8. The Virtue of Courage: If I Only Had the Nerve -- Chapter 9. The Virtue of Wisdom: Knowing What We Don't Know -- Chapter 10. The Virtue of Temperance: Moderation in All Things (almost) -- Chapter 11. The Virtue of Passing on to the Next Generation: The Bridge Between Past and Future -- Part III Putting the Virtues to Work -- Chapter 12. When Older Doesn't Feel Lighter: Loneliness and Social Isolation -- Chapter 13. The Virtue of Appreciating the Cycle of Life in Elders -- Appendix: Vintage Readers Book Club Readings. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791007803321 |
Greenstein Mindy | ||
Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lighter as we go : virtues, character strengths, and aging / / Mindy Greenstein, Jimmie Holland |
Autore | Greenstein Mindy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.260973 |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Social aspects
Aging - Psychological aspects Well-being - Age factors Middle age - Psychological aspects Middle age - Social aspects Older people - Psychology |
ISBN |
0-19-936097-9
0-19-936096-0 |
Classificazione | PSY044000PSY039000PSY031000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Part I: Character, Character Strength, and Continuity Over Time -- Chapter 1. The Oak Tree and the U-Bend: Age, Well-Being, and the Experience of Me-ness -- Chapter 2. A Look at the Grownup Years -- Chapter 3. Character Strengths and Virtues -- Chapter 4. Older Age in the Olden Days: A History of Aging in the Western World -- Part II: The Virtues -- Chapter 5. The Virtue of Transcendence: Beyond the Self -- Chapter 6. The Underappreciated Virtue of Humor: You Can't Spell Joy Without the Oy -- Chapter 7. The Virtues of Humanity and Social Justice: Do Unto Others -- Chapter 8. The Virtue of Courage: If I Only Had the Nerve -- Chapter 9. The Virtue of Wisdom: Knowing What We Don't Know -- Chapter 10. The Virtue of Temperance: Moderation in All Things (almost) -- Chapter 11. The Virtue of Passing on to the Next Generation: The Bridge Between Past and Future -- Part III Putting the Virtues to Work -- Chapter 12. When Older Doesn't Feel Lighter: Loneliness and Social Isolation -- Chapter 13. The Virtue of Appreciating the Cycle of Life in Elders -- Appendix: Vintage Readers Book Club Readings. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818898803321 |
Greenstein Mindy | ||
Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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