The Fountain of age
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Author's note -- Part I. The age mystique. Denial and the "Problem" of age ; The two faces of age ; The youth short circuit -- Part II. Strengths that have no name. Why do women age longer and better than men? Beyond the masculinity of youth -- Part III. New dimensions of work and love. The retirement paradox ; Chosen human work ; Intimacy beyond the dreams of youth ; Going beyond -- Part IV. New choices. Coming into a new place ; To move or to stay? At home in a new place -- Part V. Care for our vital age. A paradigm shift from "Cure" ; Beyond symptoms and disease ; The new menopause brouhaha ; The nursing home specter ; Dying with life -- Part VI. Transcendence: the freedom to risk. Age as adventure ; Generativity.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 671 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0743299876
9780743299879
SUBJECTS
Old age.
Older people.
Older women.
Aging -- Social aspects.
Ageism.