Life beyond 85 years / Colleen L. Johnson & Barbara M. Barer.

Title
  1. Life beyond 85 years / Colleen L. Johnson & Barbara M. Barer.
Published by
  1. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2003.
Author
  1. Johnson, Colleen Leahy, 1932-

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Additional authors
  1. Barer, Barbara M.
Description
  1. xii, 267 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Alternative title
  1. Life beyond eighty-five years
Subject
  1. Gerontology
  2. Older people
  3. Older people > Family relationships
  4. Older people > Social conditions
Contents
  1. Studying the oldest old -- Are very old people different? -- Stability and change in physical status: a naturalistic account -- Late-life family relationships -- Social networks: a continuum from socialibility to isolation -- Managing daily routines -- Discourses on self and time -- Sustaining well-being: the content of emotional life -- Profiles in survivorship -- Preparing for death.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. Originally published: New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1997, in series: Springer series on life styles and issues in aging.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-253) and indexes.
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