VITAL INVOLVEMENT IN OLD AGE: The Experience of Old Age in Our Time

Erikson, Erik H; Joan M Erikson; Helen Q Kivnik

ISBN 10: 0393023591 / ISBN 13: 9780393023596

Published by Norton, New York, 1985

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Inscribed by Erik and Joan Erikson; 352 pages. Hardbound in fine condition in fine dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: VITAL INVOLVEMENT IN OLD AGE: The Experience of Old Age in Our Time
• Publisher: Norton, New York
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393023591
• ISBN 13: 9780393023596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology

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Synopsis

Erikson's now-famous concept of the life cycle delineates eight stages of psychological development through which each of us progresses. The last stage, old age, challenges the individual to rework the past while remaining involved in the present. Erikson is winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

Reviews

This addition to the literature on aging focuses on the need for the elderly to remain vitally involved in the present. In the first chapter Erikson outlines his now famous theory of the eight-stage life cycle. Chapter two consists of often repetitious reflections on the results of interviews with 29 octogenarians from the Berkeley, California area. The third chapter is a reworking of a previously published essay exploring the life history of the protagonist depicted in Bergman's film classic Wild Strawberries. The concluding chapter discusses some of the issues associated with old age in the United States. The book will interest those who wish to learn how Erikson's psychosocial themes relate to the last stage of life. Robin B. Devin, Univ. of Rhode Island Lib., Kingston
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