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| The projects of life reflected in autobiographies of old age | | Author(s) | Jan-Erik Ruth, James E Birren, Donald E Polkinghorne |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 16, part 6, November 1996 |
| Pages | pp 677-699 |
| Keywords | Older men ; Older women ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Quality of life ; The Family ; Personal relationships ; Personality ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Biographies. |
| Annotation | The main objective of this analysis of autobiographical information on ten men and ten women, all retired, was to find those central life goals and dominant activities around which life projects were formed. Sorting of life projects was done according to the constant comparison method described by Glaser and Strauss in their Grounded Theory model. Five types of life projects were identified in the narratives: living is achieving, living is being social, living is loving, living is family life, living is struggling. Women showed a broader participation and interpretation of life, where family life, community work and job careers were important; whereas men tended to be more monothematic, focusing on personal achievement or a career development in a more social context. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970221026 A |
| Classmark | BC: BD: F: F:59: SJ: DS: DK: DB: 67 |
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