Jessica C Robbins

Aging Nationally in Contemporary Poland

Memory, Kinship, and Personhood

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Poland, active aging programs both take on meanings associated with the country’s transition from socialism to capitalism and exceed such narratives of progress by resonating with older forms of activity in late life. Through intimate portrayals of a wide range of experiences of aging, Aging Nationally in Contemporary Poland shows how everyday practices and shared ideas about the Polish nation offer possibilities for living a valued, meaningful life in old age.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781978813977
• ISBN-10: 197881397X
• Artikelnr.: 59489935

Autorenporträt

JESSICA C. ROBBINS is an assistant professor at the Institute of Gerontology and Department of Anthropology at Wayne State University in Michigan.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of illustrations
Preface
Introduction
1 Histories of Active Aging: Aktywnö¿ across Eras   
2 Aspiring to Activity: Transforming Aging through Education 
3 Beyond Activity: Sustaining Relations in Institutional Care
4 Remembering the Polish Nation: Connections across Third and Fourth Ages
5 Rethinking Memory: Everyday Rhythms of Dementia
6 Gardens of Memory: Reimagining Home and Nation
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index