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Love Stories of Later Life Amanda Smith Barusch (Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Otago)

Love Stories of Later Life von Amanda Smith Barusch (Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Otago)

Love Stories of Later Life Amanda Smith Barusch (Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Otago)

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Love Stories of Later Life: A Narrative Approach to Understanding Romance Amanda Smith Barusch (Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Otago)

Even with baby boomers retiring and greater media and research attention being lavished on older people, most gerontologists have studiously avoided examining romance among the elderly. Love Stories of Later Life is an appealing and eye-opening remedy to this neglect, as leading gerontologist Amanda Smith Barusch presents original research into what love and romance mean in older people's lives. The result is a glimpse into a world many people didn't know existed - that of romantic love in later life. Unlike superficial guidebooks that purport to help older people find a new mate, Love Stories of Later Life integrates theory and the latest research on love and the aging process. Drawing on a wealth of personal narratives collected during a landmark five-year study, the book presents the lived experiences of older adults from all walks of life. It addresses the impact of common age-related changes, both emotional and physical, on romantic relationships, and argues that love continues to sculpt our personalities and our lives, even in life's later decades. Each chapter includes practical tools, including exercises designed to increase self-awareness and relationship-building as well as annotated lists of suggested reading that are at once comprehensive and accessible. Barusch's fresh perspective, engaging voice, and in-depth qualitative research make Love Stories of Later Life an important contribution to the study of individual lives and the aging process.

Love Stories of Later Life Bewertungen

In Love in Later Life, Amanda Barusch takes the reader on a tour of late life's romantic possibilities - from infatuation to loss, with stops along the way at ecstasy, betrayal, and other complications. Part romance novel, part scholarly work, the book explores love through the ages. In late life, as when we are younger, love changes everything. * Andrew Scharlach, Associate Dean and Kleiner Professor of Aging, School of Social Welfare, University of California-Berkeley *
Until recently (when the Baby Boomers came on the scene), scientists have neglected the topic of passionate love and sexual desire in older folks. In this delightful, personal book * filled with up-to-date social psychological research *
This book dispels any notion that only young people enjoy romance. In a fun and engaging read, Barusch weaves cases with the most cutting-edge academic information on love in a thrilling tale about how love changes with age. The book is potentially transformative, as Barusch uncovers how in many respects the best is yet to come. Although the content appeals to a broad audience and includes experiential exercises to enhance readers' awareness about their own experiences, scholars and practitioners from all health professions should read this book. * Virginia Richardson, Professor, The Ohio State University College of Social Work *
A scholarly approach to a 'fuzzy' concept, the book is enlivened with rich and often touching stories of love past age 50. Love is seen though the broad lens of historical, cultural, social, psychological and even spiritual eyes. A 'must read' for educators and practitioners as well as students of life, this book is a major contribution to breaking the stereotypes of what it means to grow old and how life continues to be meaningful in the later years. * Connie Corley, Professor, School of Social Work and Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, California State University-Los Angeles *

Über Amanda Smith Barusch (Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Otago)

Amanda Smith Barusch, PhD, has been teaching and researching in the field of aging for over 25 years. Most of those were spent on the faculty of the College of Social Work at the University of Utah. She now serves as Professor and Head of Department of Social Work and Community Development at the University of Otago in New Zealand. She has received numerous academic awards, prizes and fellowships, and her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Administration on Aging, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION: LOVE IN LATER LIFE ; PART 1: LOVE AND AGE ; PART 2: LOVE'S ILLUSIONS ; PART 3: LIVED LOVE ; PART 4: LOVE'S DISILLUSIONS ; CONCLUSION: THE ROMANTIC IMAGINATION ; APPENDIX A: LOVE IN PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE ; APPENDIX B: THE RESEARCH IN DETAIL

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GOR002365364
9780195314045
0195314042
Love Stories of Later Life: A Narrative Approach to Understanding Romance Amanda Smith Barusch (Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Otago)
Amanda Smith Barusch (Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Otago)
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