Offers an account of the process of aging that provides answers and dispels once and for many of the myths surrounding the close to 20 million Americans who are over sixty-five. This is a volume of social inquiry and interpretation, which marks a major scientific advance in its field, and opens up new horizons for fruitful research.
Autorentext
Claudine G. Wirths, Richard A. Williams
Inhalt
Foreword, Acknowledgments, One. BACKGROUND AND NATURE OF THE STUDY, Two. WORLD OF WORK, Three. FAMILISM, Four. LIVING ALONE, Five. COUPLEHOOD, Six. EASING THROUGH LIFE WITH MINIMAL INVOLVEMENT, Seven. LIVING FULLY, Eight. SUCCESS AND STYLE, Nine. SOME RELATED OBSERVATIONS, Ten. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS, Appendix One. GENERAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE KANSAS CITY STUDY OF ADULT LIFE, Appendix Two. RANK ORDER OF SUCCESSFUL AGING BY STYLE, Index, Index of Case Histories