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Berman, Harry J.

Interpreting the aging self : personal journals of later life / Harry J. Berman. - xxv, 222 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-213)

Foreword / Sheldon S. Tobin --
1. Human Science and the Use of Personal Documents --
2. Diaries, Journals, and Personal Journals --
3. Elizabeth Vining and the Transition to Later Adulthood --
4. May Sarton and the Tensions of Attachment --
5. Doris Grumbach: Recovery from Despair --
6. Alan Olmstead and the Fashioning of Purpose --
7. Florida Scott-Maxwell: Individuation in the Face of Frailty --
8. Diaries, Narrative, and the Self --
9. What is "Knowledge of Aging" Knowledge of?

ISBN: 0826180604

LCCN: 94023168

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Old age--United States--Case studies.
Authors, American--Diaries.--20th century
Older people--United States.

LC Class. No.: HQ1064.U5 / B3745 1994

Dewey Class. No.: 305.260973