The third chapter passion, risk, and adventure in the 25 years after 50
Renowned sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot challenges the still-prevailing and anachronistic images of aging by documenting and revealing the ways in which the years between ages fifty and seventy-five--the third chapter--may, in fact, be the most transformative and generative time in a person's l...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Renowned sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot challenges the still-prevailing and anachronistic images of aging by documenting and revealing the ways in which the years between ages fifty and seventy-five--the third chapter--may, in fact, be the most transformative and generative time in a person's life.--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | "Sarah Crichton Books." |
| Physical Description: | 260 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258). |
| ISBN: | 9780374275495 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0374275491 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: | Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is the Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education at Harvard and the chair of the board of the MacArthur Foundation. As a sociologist, she examines the culture of schools, the patterns and structures of classroom life, socialization within families and communities, and the relationships between culture and learning styles. |
