Successful survivors speak for themselves in this exhaustive study
of the lives, attitudes, and lifestyles of more than 500
centenarians. A product of the late pioneer gerontological
researcher Belle Boone Beard's over forty years of teaching, study,
research, and writing in the field of aging, the book extends the
author's belief that centenarians have a grasp of the essence of
life itself. The volume, not a statistical research report, is
based on the largest collection of data on centenarians to date.
The centenarians describe their characteristics, lifestyles, and
personal philosophies in response to questions such as: What
characteristics and daily living patterns aided their longevity?
and Do centenarians have answers about survival and successful
living? Separate sections address the areas of health, education,
socioeconomic status, work, social life, philosophy, romance, and
individuality. Beard's insights regarding the personal
characteristics and principles by which centenarians live contain
some unexpected findings in the areas of social relationships and
social environments. This posthumously edited volume is faithful to
Beard's goals, writing style, and content themes. The five-part
volume begins with an introduction that contains an overview of
centenarians from the point of view of the author's forty years of
study. Part II describes some of the personal characteristics of
centenarians' daily lives and points up important commonalities in
actions, thought, and goals. Centenarians' contributions in the
areas of work, family, and community are presented in Part III,
which highlights their imagination, work ethic, and persistent
romantic feeling about all of life. The focus of Part IV is on the
relationship between personal growth achievements and national
history. The last part reports on the study's findings and suggests
further research implications. The appendices contribute
documentation, fifteen short stories by or about centenarians, and
a form for contacting the Belle Boone Beard Gerontology Center.
Excellent supplemental reading for courses in Interdisciplinary
Gerontology, Sociology of Aging, Psychology of Aging, and
Demographics, this volume will also be of interest to any reader
who wishes to learn about the correlates of extreme longevity.
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