Love Stories of Later Life
A Narrative Approach to Understanding Romance
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 8 May 2008
- ISBN 9780195314045
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 160x236x30 mm
- Weight 479 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 20 illustrations 0
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Long description:
Even with baby boomers retiring and greater media and research attention being lavished on older people, most gerontologists have studiously avoided examining romance among the elderly. Love Stories of Later Life is an appealing and eye-opening remedy to this neglect, as leading gerontologist Amanda Smith Barusch presents original research into what love and romance mean in older people's lives. The result is a glimpse into a world many people didn't know existed - that of romantic love in later life.
Unlike superficial guidebooks that purport to help older people find a new mate, Love Stories of Later Life integrates theory and the latest research on love and the aging process. Drawing on a wealth of personal narratives collected during a landmark five-year study, the book presents the lived experiences of older adults from all walks of life. It addresses the impact of common age-related changes, both emotional and physical, on romantic relationships, and argues that love continues to sculpt our personalities and our lives, even in life's later decades. Each chapter includes practical tools, including exercises designed to increase self-awareness and relationship-building as well as annotated lists of suggested reading that are at once comprehensive and accessible.
Barusch's fresh perspective, engaging voice, and in-depth qualitative research make Love Stories of Later Life an important contribution to the study of individual lives and the aging process.
In Love in Later Life, Amanda Barusch takes the reader on a tour of late life's romantic possibilities - from infatuation to loss, with stops along the way at ecstasy, betrayal, and other complications. Part romance novel, part scholarly work, the book explores love through the ages. In late life, as when we are younger, love changes everything.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Love in Later Life
Part 1: Love and Age
Understanding Love
The Aging Self
Part 2: Love's Illusions
Infatuation
Looking for Love
Part 3: Lived Love
Committed Relationships
Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community
Part 4: Love's Disillusions
Betrayal and Rejection
Love Lost
Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination
Appendix A: Love in Professional Literature
Appendix B: The Research in Detail
