Gray Matters Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life |
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| Author:
| Lem, Ellyn |
| Foreword by:
| Cruikshank, Margaret |
| Series title: | Global Perspectives on Aging Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9788-0632-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2020 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $76.95 |
Book Description:
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Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life examines films, literature, and art that focus on aging, often made by people who are over sixty-five. These texts are analyzed alongside recent gerontology research and extensive commentary from interviews and surveys of seniors to show how "stories" illuminate the dynamics of growing old by blending fact with imagination, giving a fuller picture of the aging process.
Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life examines films, literature, and art that focus on aging, often made by people who are over sixty-five. These texts are analyzed alongside recent gerontology research and extensive commentary from interviews and surveys of seniors to show how "stories" illuminate the dynamics of growing old by blending fact with imagination, giving a fuller picture of the aging process.