Book Review: Successful Aging as a Contemporary Obsession: Global Perspectives

Authors

  • Jacquelyn B. Frank Eastern Illinois University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/aa.2020.272

Abstract

na

Author Biography

Jacquelyn B. Frank, Eastern Illinois University

Associate Professor, Human Services and Community Leadership; Aging Studies

References

Feng, Qiushi and Paulin Tay Straughan. 2017. “What Does Successful Aging Mean? Lay Perception of Successful Aging Among Elderly Singaporeans.” The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 72 (2): 204–213.

Kaufman, Sharon. 1993. “Reflections on the Ageless Self.” Generations 17 (2): 13-16.

Kim, Boon Han, Ji Eun Choi, Joon Ah Cho, Jin. ”Hui Cho, and Min Su Kim. 2015. “Death, Fear, and Readiness as Factors Associated With Successful Aging Perspectives From the Lay Definitions of Older Patients.” Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing 17 (2): 149-156.

Lamb, Sarah. 2014 .“Permanent Personhood or Meaningful Decline? Toward a Critical Anthropology of Successful Aging.” Journal of Aging Studies 29: 41-52.

Downloads

Published

2020-03-04

Issue

Section

Book and Multimodal Reviews