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?
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Old age--United States--Case studies. Authors, American--Diaries.--20th century Older people--United States.