Continuity and Adaptation in Aging: Creating Positive Experiences

by Robert C. Atchley

Book Overview

Despite the undeniable physical, psychological, and social effects of aging, most older persons cope quite well and find considerable satisfaction in their later years. Part of the explanation for this finding is based on what Robert C. Atchley calls continuity--the ability of older persons to maintain a strong sense of purpose and self in the face of the changes associated with aging. Continuity can help individuals evolve psychologically and socially...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801861225
• ISBN13: 9780801861222
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"