Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
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- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2000
Summary
There are more older people in America today than ever before. They are our parents and grandparents, our aunts and uncles and in-laws. They are living longer, but in a culture that has come to worship youth—a culture in which families have dispersed, communities have broken down, and older people are isolated. Meanwhile, adults in two-career families are struggling to divide their time among their kids, their jobs, and their aging parents—searching for the right words to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781573227841 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1573227846 |
| Author: | Mary PhD Pipher |
| Publisher: | Riverhead Books |
| Imprint: | Riverhead Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2000 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 139mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“Well written and sensitive…a wealth of information about the problems of growing older.”
”[Pipher] observes that to grow old for many people in today’s fragmented, age-phobic, age-segregated America is to inhabit a foreign country, isolated, disconnected, and misunderstood.” –“The New York Times”
“Pipher explores how today’s mobile, individualistic, media-drenched culture prevents so many dependent old people, and the relatives trying to do right by them, from getting what they need…Her insights will help people of several generations.” –“The Washington Post”
“Totally accessible…[“Another Country”] is a compassionate…look at the disconnect between baby boomers and their aging parents or grandparents.” –“USA”” Today”
“A field guide to old age, combining personal stories with social theory.” –“The Boston Globe”
“Passionate and eloquent…There’s a profound depth to this wise and moving book. Go read.” –“Lincoln”” Star-Journal “
“Rich in stories and full in details.” –“St. Louis”” Post-Dispatch”
“Older men and women, as well as their children and grandchildren, will find this well-written and a sensitive investigation of aging…Enlightening and engrossing.” –“Publishers Weekly” “Well written and sensitive…a wealth of information about the problems of growing older.” – Publisher’s Weekly “Totally accessible … [Another Country] is a compassionate … look at the disconnect between baby boomers and their aging parents or grandparents”.– USA Today
About The Author
Mary PhD Pipher
Mary Pipher, Ph.D. is a psychologist and the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestsellers Reviving Ophelia, The Shelter of Each Other, and Another Country, as well as Writing to Change the World. Her work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and she has lectured to groups and conferences around the world. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with her husband, Jim, near their children and grandchildren.
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