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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barusch, Amanda Smith, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love in old age.

Old age--Social aspects.

Old age.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author 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.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Love Stories of Later Life; Part I: Love and Aging; 1 Understanding Love: Theory and Research; 2 The Aging Self; Part II: Love's Illusions; 3 Infatuation: A Madness Most Discreet; 4 Looking for Love; Part III: Lived Love; 5 A Kind of Settled Bliss: Romance in Committed Relationships; 6 Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community; Part IV: Love's Disillusions; 7 Betrayal and Rejection; 8 Love Lost; Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination; Appendix A: Love in the Literature; Appendix B: The Research in Detail; Notes; Index;

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2008.

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

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-029540-6

0-19-774244-0

1-281-52916-8

9786611529161

0-19-971826-1

1-4356-3335-0

OCLC:

476242909