Aging and the meaning of time : a multidisciplinary exploration / Susan H. McFadden and Robert C. Atchley, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McFadden, Susan H.

Atchley, Robert C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people.

Aging.

Time--Social aspects.

Time.

Time--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As we confront our own mortality, we might ask, ""What has my long life meant and how have the years shaped me?"" or ""How long must I suffer?"" Such questions reflect time-consciousness, the focus of this classic volume. The authors, from diverse disciplines in gerontology, act as guides in the exploration of the realms of time in later life and their meanings. As they examine how the study of time can give new meanings to aging, they also consider the religious and spiritual questions raised when human beings consider the temporal boundaries of life. This volume honors Melvin Kimble's contri

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Understanding Time and Aging; Part II: Experiencing Time and Aging; Part III: Effects of Religious Beliefs and Spiritual Practices on Meanings of Time and Aging; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-81292-7

9786611812928

0-8261-0382-0

OCLC:

437109702