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The newly retired are entering a time of life that is virtually uncharted, a time in which they are free from social expectations and, to a large extent, from obligations to others. Life's meanings are no longer provided by work and family. Instead, men and women have the freedom, and the need, to find new activities that they can imbue with meaning. The term, ""Third Age"" has been given to this time of life during which for most there is relatively good health, financial stability, and reduced family obligations. The problems and possibilities of this ""Third Age"" serve as the material for this book. How do older people decide how to deploy their continued vitality, now that they are free from the demands of work and children? How do they find meaning in daily life? In this book, scholars from several disciplines consider the way in which meaning can be found in this important stage of later life. They discuss sociological, psychological, and religious determinants of responses to the challenges of finding meaningful activity after retirement.

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Author:   Robert S. Weiss (Senior Fellow, Gerontology Institute, Senior Fellow, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA) ,  Scott A. Bass (Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Policy Science, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Policy Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 20.10cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9780195150254

ISBN 10:   0195150252
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   27 May 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contributors Robert S. Weiss and Scott A. Bass: Introduction 1: Peter Marris: Holding onto Meaning through the Life Cycle 2: Richard A. Settersten, Jr.: Social Sources of Meaning in Later Life 3: Robert L. Rubinstein: The Third Age 4: Richard A. Settersen, Jr.: Social Sources of Meaning in Later Life 5: Graham D. Rowles and Hege Ravdal: Aging, Place, and Meaning in the Face of Changing Circumstances 6: David Gutmann: Bringers of Allah: The Druse Elders 7: Bertram J. Cohler and Andrew J. Hostetler: Aging, Intimate Relationships, and Life Story among Gay Men 8: Robert Morris: Looking for Meaning in a Life's Experience 9: Rose Dobrof: The Search for Meaning in Later Years: the Views of a Seventy-Four-Year Old Gerontological Social Worker Robert S. Weiss and Scott A. Bass: Epilogue: Concluding Note on Meaning and the Possibility of Productive Aging Index

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Robert S. Weiss is Senior Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Scott A. Bass is Dean of the Graduate School, Vice Provost for Research, and Distinguished Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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