| Description |
xxv, 222 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Sheldon S. Tobin -- 1. Human Science and the Use of Personal Documents -- 2. Diaries, Journals, and Personal Journals -- 3. Elizabeth Vining and the Transition to Later Adulthood -- 4. May Sarton and the Tensions of Attachment -- 5. Doris Grumbach: Recovery from Despair -- 6. Alan Olmstead and the Fashioning of Purpose -- 7. Florida Scott-Maxwell: Individuation in the Face of Frailty -- 8. Diaries, Narrative, and the Self -- 9. What is "Knowledge of Aging" Knowledge of? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213) and index. |
| Subject |
Old age -- United States -- Case studies.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Diaries.
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Older people.
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Older people.
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| ISBN |
0826180604 |
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