Love stories of later life : a narrative approach to understanding romance / Amanda Smith Barusch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barusch, Amanda Smith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love in old age.

Old age--Social aspects.

Old age.

Physical Description:

xii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Contents:

Introduction: Love Stories of Later Life 3

Part I Love and Aging 11

1 Understanding Love: Theory and Research 13

2 The Aging Self 41

Part II Love's Illusions 61

3 Infatuation: A Madness Most Discreet 63

4 Looking for Love 87

Part III Lived Love 101

5 A Kind of Settled Bliss: Romance in Committed Relationships 103

6 Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community 123

Part IV Love's Disillusions 139

7 Betrayal and Rejection 141

8 Love Lost 159

Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination 179

Appendix A Love in the Literature 183

Appendix B The Research in Detail 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-215) and index.

ISBN:

9780195314045

0195314042

OCLC:

180575419