Broken dreams : an intimate history of the midlife crisis / / Mark Jackson
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| Autore: |
Jackson Mark
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| Titolo: |
Broken dreams : an intimate history of the midlife crisis / / Mark Jackson
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Reaktion Books, Limited, , 2021 |
| ©2021 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations (black and white) |
| Disciplina: | 155.66 |
| Soggetto topico: | Midlife crisis |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Anatomy of a Crisis -- 2. Life Begins At Forty -- 3. Scenes from a Marriage -- 4. Biological Clocks -- 5. Families Under Stress -- 6. In Search of a Soul -- Postscript. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The midlife crisis has become a cliché in modern society. Since the mid-twentieth century, the term has been used to explain infidelity in middle-aged men, disillusionment with personal achievements, the pain and sadness associated with separation and divorce, and the fear of approaching death. This book provides a meticulously researched account of the social and cultural conditions in which middle-aged men and women began to reevaluate their hopes and dreams, reassess their relationships, and seek new forms of identity and fresh pathways to self-satisfaction. Drawing on a rich seam of literary, medical, media, and cinematic sources, as well as personal accounts, Broken Dreams explores how the crises of middle-aged men and women were shaped by increased life expectancy, changing family structures, shifting patterns of work, and the rise of individualism. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Broken dreams |
| ISBN: | 9781789143966 |
| 1-78914-396-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815211903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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