Valuing older people: a humanist approach to ageing

How can we understand older people as real human beings, value their wisdom, and appreciate that their norms and purposes both matter in themselves and are affected by those of others? Using a life-course approach, this book argues that the complexity and potential creativity of later life demand a...

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Weitere Verfasser: Edmondson, Ricca ca. 20./21. Jh (HerausgeberIn), Kondratowitz, Hans-Joachim von 1951- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bristol Policy Press 2009
Schriftenreihe:Ageing and the lifecourse
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Zusammenfassung:How can we understand older people as real human beings, value their wisdom, and appreciate that their norms and purposes both matter in themselves and are affected by those of others? Using a life-course approach, this book argues that the complexity and potential creativity of later life demand a humanistic vision of older people and ageing
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 298 Seiten)
ISBN:9781847422934
DOI:10.46692/9781847422934