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OverviewWhen her husband's ill health forces them to move into an assisted living facility, Anne M. Wyatt-Brown suddenly finds herself surrounded by elderly residents. In this lively and provocative collection, other distinguished gerontologists reflect on Anne's moving account of her transition to becoming a member of a vibrant and sociable community that offers care-giving support, while encouraging her to pursue her own interests, including exercising, reviewing articles for scholarly journals, serving on committees, and singing. By redefining notions of care and community, undoing the stigmas of aging, and valuing the psychological factors involved in accepting assistance, this volume provides a bold new framework for thinking about aging, continuing care, making the big move to a retirement community, and living with vitality in the new environment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ruth Ray Karpen , Helen Q. Kivnick , Margaret M. Gullette , Anne M. Wyatt-BrownPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9780253020642ISBN 10: 0253020646 Pages: 118 Publication Date: 07 March 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Home Places / Ruth Ray Karpen 1. A Wife's Life, A Humanist's Journey, 2010-2012 / Anne Wyatt-Brown 2. Coming to Care / Ruth Ray Karpen 3. Lifelong Strengths Ground Later-Life Wisdom / Helen Q. Kivnick Afterword: Making Oneself at Home / Margaret Morganroth Gullette Epilogue: Still on the Journey, 2012-2015 / Anne Wyatt-Brown Annotated Bibliography Fiction / Margaret M. Gullette Mostly Non-Fiction / Helen Q. Kivnick, Ruth Ray Karpen, Anne Wyatt-BrownReviewsReaders will be drawn to this book for its clarity and candidness. It will appeal to people of all ages, but especially to the large cohort of readers aging into later life and facing important choices about their own care and that of their partners. Barbara Frey Waxman, author of To Live in the Center of the Moment: Literary Autobiographies of Aging Author InformationAnne M. Wyatt-Brown is Emeritus Associate Professor in the Program in Linguistics, University of Florida. Ruth Ray Karpen is Professor Emeritus in the College of Liberal Arts at Wayne State University in Detroit. Helen Q. Kivnick, Ph.D., L.P. is Professor of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. Margaret Morganroth Gullette is an internationally known age critic, nonfiction writer, and essayist. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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