Stories of Ageing

"Mike Hepworth appears to have read every British novel from the last quarter century that is worth reading about old people (or not so old people) and he has percipiently focused on what matters in each of them. On many of the debates that stir Age Studies (are cyborgs the answer to physical decline? Can selfhood survive dementia? What exactly is the use of reading about old age?) he has thought long and written pithily. On social construction, for instance, he writes, 'Society always comes first. And yet...the body also always comes first.' Reading fiction and Age Studies together, through generous quotations, Hepworth gently refreshes both." - Margaret Morganroth Gullette, author of Declining To Decline and (forthcoming) The New Time Machines: Practising Age Studies * How is ageing represented in popular fiction? * What is the role of the imagination in making sense of growing older? * Do the ideas and images in popular fiction correspond or relate to ideas and images of ageing found in social gerontology? This innovative book reflects the growing interest within gerontology in fictional representations of older age. It is about stories of ageing - full-length novels with central characters who are in the later part of life (50+) and experiencing the process of ageing as they move into older age. The book draws on symbolic interactionism for its main themes and centres around popular fiction that is widely read and easily available. Ranging from Agatha Christie through to Penelope Lively and Joanna Trollope, it shows how the novel can be a useful source of information about ways we all make sense of growing old. It looks at characters' personal experience of ageing, and the tensions between this and social attitudes towards them. These interactions are very difficult to research using conventional techniques of social investigation and readers are encouraged to explore their own selection of novels for other examples of meanings attached to the ageing process. Stories of Ageing is engaging and accessible in ways rarely evident in existing literary gerontology. The aim is to enthuse readers to compare their own interpretations of the stories with stories of others, and thus to relate fictions of ageing to their own experience and to the work of social gerontologists. As a book combining sociological analysis, literature and a gerontological agenda, it is the first in its field. It opens up fiction as a resource for anyone interested in the process of growing old and is essential reading for all students, researchers and practitioners in the field.

Literature & Fiction

Hepworth

British & Irish

Open University Press

Direct Social Work Practice: Theory And Skills (instructor's Edition)

et.al.

Dea H.

Brooks/Cole

Rooney

Rooney & Strom-gottfried

Social Work Direct Practice and Skills (The Social Work Skills Workbook 6th Edition/2011, Brooks/cole Empowerment Series: Direct Social Work Practice 9th Edition/ 2013)

COURNOYER

Storm-Gottfried

An exploration of the most biologically diverse country on the planet, with more than 200 stunning color photographs.The small Central American country of Costa Rica--less than one-eighth the size of California--boasts the highest density of plant and animal species in the world. Its wild and rugged landscapes include dense rainforests where jaguars roam, a volcano that spews rivers of molten lava, and beaches as unspoiled as they were when Christopher Columbus first anchored his ships off the Caribbean coast in 1502. Costa Rica's rich biodiversity is the result of a hugely varied topography that creates a wide range of natural habitats, and of the presence of animals and plants native to both North and South America. In Wild Costa Rica, photographer Adrian Hepworth explores the natural riches of Costa Rica, providing engaging reports from the field and more than 200 stunning color photographs. We learn about Costa Rica's rainforest, cloudforest, and paramo (high, treeless plain); the abundance of plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects these habitats support; and the country's network of protected areas--a system of parks, reserves, and refuges that makes up over twenty percent of Costa Rica's land. These areas--including such flagship wildlife-watching locations as Tortuguero and Corcovado--attract more than a million visitors every year. The money generated by responsible eco-tourism is central to the survival of Costa Rica's wild places. Hepworth's photographs show us breathtaking vistas and introduce us to distinctive native wildlife, including the scarlet macaw, the resplendent quetzal, the three-toed sloth, and spider and howler monkeys. Wild Costa Rica gives us a fascinating picture of the most biologically diverse country in the world.

Wild Costa Rica

New Holland

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