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Author Wyatt-Brown, Anne M., 1939- author.

Title The big move : life between the turning points / by Anne M. Wyatt-Brown, Ruth Ray Karpen, and Helen Q. Kivnick ; with an afterword by Margaret Morganroth Gullette
Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]

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Contents Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Home Places -- ONE -- A Wife's Life, a Humanist's Journey, 2010-2012 -- TWO -- Coming to Care -- THREE -- Lifelong Strengths Ground Later-Life Wisdom -- AFTERWORD -- Making Oneself at Home -- EPILOGUE -- Still on the Journey, 2012-2015 -- ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FURTHER READING -- Fiction -- Mostly Nonfiction
Summary When her husband's ill health forces them to move into an assisted living facility, Anne Wyatt-Brown suddenly finds herself surrounded by elderly residents, mostly sick or disabled. In this short but provocative collection, distinguished gerontologists reflect on Anne's moving account of her transition from a vibrant, independent, and scholarly life to one that is quieter, slower, and that takes up considerably less space. By questioning notions of care and community, stigmas of aging, and the psychological factors involved in accepting assistance, this volume provides an instructive framework for thinking about aging, continued care, and our last big move
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Wyatt-Brown, Anne M., 1939-
SUBJECT Wyatt-Brown, Anne M., 1939- fast
Subject Life care communities -- Maryland
Retirement communities -- Maryland
Older people -- Maryland -- Social conditions
Older people -- Care -- Maryland
Caregivers -- Maryland
Life change events -- Maryland
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying.
Caregivers
Life care communities
Life change events
Older people -- Care
Older people -- Social conditions
Retirement communities
Maryland
Form Electronic book
Author Ray, Ruth E., 1954- author.
Kivnick, Helen Q., author
ISBN 9780253020734
0253020735