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Literature in the teaching of gerontology
Author(s)S Gattuso
Journal titleAustralian Journal on Ageing, vol 16, no 4, November 1997
Pagespp 186-187
KeywordsAgeing process ; Fiction ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Australia.
AnnotationThe educational experience of students in gerontology and related professional areas of education, such as gerontological social work, is enriched by exposure to creative works that deal with topics in ageing. Such works are a way of engaging students in an empathic understanding of ageing. Two Australian novels, Thea Astley's `Coda' and Dorothy Hewett's `The toucher', are discussed in relation to the ways they confront stereotypical thinking about older women. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-980625239 A
ClassmarkBG: HKF: TOB: 7YA

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