Edited proceedings of a conference held at Pennsylvania State University, 1998.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"The Self concept is central to our sense of well-being, life satisfaction, and how we perceive our quality of life. In this volume, K. Warner Schaie and Jon Hendricks examine age-related changes and their impact upon the concept of "self" as we grow older. Each chapter is followed by two insightful commentaries by nationally recognized experts in the field. For teachers, researchers, and graduates interested in the sociology and psychology of aging."--Jacket.
Contents
Well-being and sense of self / Linda K. George -- Self in the context of the family / Roseann Giarrusso [and others]. -- Work status and the construction of work-related selves / Gerben J. Westerhof and Freya Dittmann-Kohli -- Caution / Robert L. Kane -- Risk, rationality and modernity / Angela M. O'Rand -- The new aging / Kenneth. J. Gergen and Mary M. Gergen.