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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-10039331216X

ISBN-139780393312164

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038290945

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Book TitleVital Involvement in Old Age

Number of Pages354 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGerontology, Life Stages / Later Years

Publication Year1994

FeaturesReprint

GenreFamily & Relationships, Social Science

AuthorJoan M. Erikson, Helen Q. Kivnick, Erik H. Erikson

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN86-016380

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisThe last stage, old age, challenges the individual to rework the past while remaining involved in the present. The authors begin this work with their theory of life's stages through old age. In Part two, they discuss their interviews with twenty-nine octogenarians, on whom life history data has been collected for over fifty years. Part three is a discussion of the life history of the protagonist in Ingmar Bergman's film Wild Strawberries. In Part four, "Old age in our society," the authors offer suggestions for "vital involvement." Erik H. Erikson is winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award., Erikson's now-famous concept of the life cycle delineates eight stages of psychological development through which each of us progresses., The last stage, old age, challenges the individual to rework the past while remaining involved in the present. The authors begin this work with their theory of life's stages through old age. In Part two, they discuss their interviews with twenty-nine octogenarians, on whom life history data has been collected for over fifty years. Part three is a discussion of the life history of the protagonist in Ingmar Bergman's film Wild Strawberries . In Part four, ""Old age in our society"", the authors offer suggestions for ""vital involvement."" Erik H. Erikson is winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award., The last stage, old age, challenges the individual to rework the past while remaining involved in the present. The authors begin this work with their theory of life's stages through old age. In Part two, they discuss their interviews with twenty-nine octogenarians, on whom life history data has been collected for over fifty years. Part three is a discussion of the life history of the protagonist in Ingmar Bergman's film Wild Strawberries . In Part four, "Old age in our society", the authors offer suggestions for "vital involvement." Erik H. Erikson is winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.