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| A phenomenological study of wisdom in later life | | Author(s) | Anita Montgomery, Clifton Barber, Patrick McKee |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 54, no 2, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 139-158 |
| Keywords | Mental health [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | There is growing agreement that wisdom is multidimensional. But are the dimensions imputed to wisdom by recent theories congruent with major attributes of wisdom as lived by ageing adults? Significant data exist on the attributes that various populations - including older people - associate with wisdom. But there is little data available on what attributes and dimensions of wisdom emerge in descriptions of wisdom as lived by older people. To produce such data, the authors adopted a phenomenological approach to wisdom. Interviews were conducted individually with 6 older people. The interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and analysed using a qualitative software program known as MAX. The authors concluded that the essential elements of wisdom as it is lived are guidance, knowledge, experience, moral principles, time, and compassionate relationships. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020703204 A |
| Classmark | D: F: 3F: 7T |
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