Literary Views of the Isolated Elderly.

Loughman, Celeste

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Publication Date: 1980-Jul

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Literary Views of the Isolated Elderly.

Loughman, Celeste

Educational Gerontology, v5 n3 p249-57 Jul 1980

Contemporary literature treats old age pessimistically. Literary portrayals emphasize the difficulty of living a meaningful life when self-worth and the will to live are undermined by the way the old are treated. The isolated elderly live lives without pleasure or hope. (Author)

Descriptors: Alienation, Community Attitudes, Contemporary Literature, Educational Gerontology, Fiction, Literature Reviews, Older Adults, Self Esteem, Values, Withdrawal (Psychology)

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