Challenges of the Third Age: Meaning and Purpose in Later Life

Marc Notes: Bibl. ref. & index; Third age refers to able elderly -- time of life during which there is relatively good health, financial stability, fewer social expectations & reduced obligations; Paper @ $35.00. Table of Contents: ContributorsIntroduction, Robert S. Weiss and Scott A. Bass1. Holding onto Meaning through the Life Cycle, Peter Marris2. Social Sources of Meaning in Later Life, Richard A. Settersten, Jr.3. The Third Age, Robert L. Rubinstein4. Aging, Place, and Meaning in the Face of Changing Circumstances, Graham D. Rowles and Hege Ravdal5. The Changing Meaning of Aging, Harry R. Moody6. Bringers of Allah: The Druse Elders, David Gutmann7. Aging, Intimate Relationships, and Life Story among Gay Men, Bertram J. Cohler and Andrew J. Hostetler8. Looking for Meaning in a Life's Experience, Robert Morris9. The Search for Meaning in Later Years: the Views of a Seventy-Four-Year Old Gerontological Social Worker, Rose DobrofEpilogue: Concluding Note on Meaning and the Possibility of Productive Aging, Robert S. Weiss and Scott A. BassIndexBiographical Note: 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. Contributor Bio:  Weiss, Robert Stuart Dr. Robert S. Weiss is Director of the Work and Family Research Unit and Research Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of several books including "Staying the Course" (The Free Press, 1990). Contributor Bio:  Bass, Scott A SCOTT A. BASS is Director of the Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts at Boston. Contributor Bio:  Weiss, Robert S Dr. Robert S. Weiss is Director of the Work and Family Research Unit and Research Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of several books including "Staying the Course" (The Free Press, 1990).