| Description |
viii, 177 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: "Nothing fails like success" -- 1. A brocaded brassiere with red knickers -- 2. Puck, and damn proud of it -- 3. A Russian spring -- 4. A nursing life -- 5. The teenage bride -- 6. The coward -- 7. Lloyd's other life: the dancer -- 8. Lodgings -- 9. There was a crooked man ... --10. ... who walked a crooked mile -- 11. The millenium watcher -- Discussion: The experience of old age |
| Summary |
"This presentation of the narratives of 11 elderly people questions stereotypes and encourages a reconfiguration of our current thinking. By reviewing and discussing myths of age and comparing them to the realities of the lives of these 11 people, Koch reconfirms the age-old adage: 'Respect your elders'."--Publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Older people -- United States.
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Aging -- United States.
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Old age -- United States.
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| LC no. |
99037529 |
| ISBN |
0275967964 alkaline paper |
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