Embracing age: how Catholic Nuns became models of aging well
"Embracing Age: How Catholic Nuns Became Models of Aging Well examines a community of individuals whose aging trajectories contrast mainstream American experiences. In mainstream American society, aging is presented as a "problem," a state to be avoided as long as possible, a state th...
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Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
Idioma: | Inglês |
Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Publicado em: |
New Brunswick
Rutgers University Press
[2021]
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Em: | Ano: 2021 |
Coletânea / Revista: | Global perspectives on aging
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(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Freira
/ Envelhecimento
/ Sociologia da religião
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Outras palavras-chave: | B
Aging (United States)
B Aging Religious aspects Catholic Church B Nuns Religious life B School Sisters of Notre Dame B Monastic And Religious Life Of Women (United States) |
Resumo: | "Embracing Age: How Catholic Nuns Became Models of Aging Well examines a community of individuals whose aging trajectories contrast mainstream American experiences. In mainstream American society, aging is presented as a "problem," a state to be avoided as long as possible, a state that threatens one's ability to maintain independence, autonomy, control over one's surroundings. Aging "well" (or avoiding aging) has become a 21st century American preoccupation. Embracing Age provides a window into the everyday lives of American Catholic nuns who experience longevity and remarkable health and well-being at the end of life. Catholic nuns aren't only healthier in older age, they are healthier because they practice a culture of acceptance and grace around aging. Embracing Age demonstrates how aging in the convent becomes understood by the nuns to be a natural part of the life course, not one to be feared or avoided. Anna I. Corwin shows readers how Catholic nuns create a cultural community that provides a model for how to grow old, decline, and die that is both embedded in American culture and quite distinct from other American models"-- |
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Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1978822278 |