Margret Baltes, a major researcher in gerontology, challenges the
deterministic view that dependence is a natural consequence of
aging. In this important volume, she presents her theory of learned
dependency based upon 20 years of research, which holds that
dependency plays an important role in successful aging and is a
resourceful adaptation to aging losses.The Many Faces of Dependency
in Old Age, first published in 1997, provides insights into the
social foundation of dependency. Its theoretical foundation and its
broad empirical base distinguish it from others in its field. This
book attempts to correct the bias towards the virtues of
independence over the vicissitudes of dependence, a predominantly
North American view. It stresses that dependencies are not always
dysfunctional, representing only loss. Baltes also incorporates
European, Japanese and feminist ideas about juxtaposing
individuality and connectedness in the mature adult.
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