Spiritual resiliency in older women : models of strength for challenges through the life span / / Janet L. Ramsey and Rosemary Blieszner

• Autore: Ramsey Janet L
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London : , : SAGE, , 1999; ©1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 259.082
• Soggetto topico: Spiritual life; Women - Religious life - United States; Church work with older people; Church work with women; Older women - Religious life - Germany; Older women - Religious life - United States; Psychology and religion
• Altri autori: BliesznerRosemary
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-175) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I - Introduction to Spiritual Resiliency; Chapter 1 - An Invitation to Listen; Chapter 2 - Questions of Meaning, Stories of Faith; Chapter 3 - Overview of Study Methods; Part II - The Stories; Chapter 4 - The Gracious Encounters Begin; Chapter 5 - The American Women; Chapter 6 - The German Women; Chapter 7 - Resiliency and Community; Chapter 8 - Resiliency and Emotion; Chapter 9 - Resiliency and Personal Relationships; Part III - Conclusion; Chapter 10 - Implications for Thinking, Being, and Telling; Chapter 11 - Implications for Gerontology ; Postscript: The Gracious Encounters Continue; Appendix: Research Journal; References; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Spiritual Resiliency records the narratives of spiritually resilient German and American women, who represent a group rarely considered: strong, old women. They point to the need to incorporate spiritual coping in the counselling repertoire.
• Titolo autorizzato: Spiritual resiliency in older women
• ISBN: 1-322-41900-0; 0-7619-1276-2; 1-4522-6374-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817940003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II