Love Stories of Later Life : A Narrative Approach to Understanding Romance.
Title:
Love Stories of Later Life : A Narrative Approach to Understanding Romance.
Author:
Barusch, Amanda Smith.
ISBN:
9780199718269
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (384 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction: Love Stories of Later Life -- Part I Love and Aging -- 1. Understanding Love: Theory and Research -- 2. The Aging Self -- Part II Love's Illusions -- 3. Infatuation: A Madness Most Discreet -- 4. Looking for Love -- Part III Lived Love -- 5. A Kind of Settled Bliss: Romance in Committed Relationships -- 6. Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community -- Part IV Love's Disillusions -- 7. Betrayal and Rejection -- 8. Love Lost -- Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination -- Appendix A: Love in the Literature -- Appendix B: The Research in Detail -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract:
Introduction: Love in Later Life. Part 1: Love and Age. 1. Understanding Love. 2. The Aging Self. Part 2: Love's Illusions. 3. Infatuation. 4. Looking for Love. Part 3: Lived Love. 5. Committed Relationships. 6. Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community. Part 4: Love's Disillusions. 7. Betrayal and Rejection. 8. Love Lost. Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination. Appendix A: Love in Professional Literature. Appendix B: The Research in Detail.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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