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Perceptions of aging in literature: a cross-cultural study

Choice Reviews OnlinePublished 1 March 1990
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Abstract

Preface Foreword: Literature's Value in Gerontological Research by W. Andrew Achenbaum Making Sense: Interpreting Historical and Cross-Cultural Literature on Aging Portrayal of the Elderly in Classical Greek and Roman Literature Grow Old along with Me: Images of Older People in British and American Literature From Centrality to Expendability: The Aged in French Literature Aging in German and Austrian Literature No Joy: Old Age in Russian Literature Aging as Cultural Reflection in Hispanic American Literature Old Age in Arabic Literature Withered Blossoms: Aging in Japanese Literature The Honored Aged in Chinese Literature Index

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Psychology