The Big Move - Life Between the Turning Points (Paperback)

When her husband's ill health forces them to move into an assisted living facility, Anne M. Wyatt-Brown suddenly finds herself surrounded by elderly residents. In this lively and provocative collection, other distinguished gerontologists reflect on Anne's moving account of her transition to becoming a member of a vibrant and sociable community that offers care-giving support, while encouraging her to pursue her own interests, including exercising, reviewing articles for scholarly journals, serving on committees, and singing. By redefining notions of care and community, undoing the stigmas of aging, and valuing the psychological factors involved in accepting assistance, this volume provides a bold new framework for thinking about aging, continuing care, making the big move to a retirement community, and living with vitality in the new environment.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Ruth Ray Karpen • Helen Q Kivnick
Afterword by:	Margaret M. Gullette
Authors:	Anne M. Wyatt-Brown
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	118
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-02064-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly Promotions
LSN:	0-253-02064-6
Barcode:	9780253020642

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