{"product_id":"narratives-of-positive-aging-seaside-stories-9780199918041","title":"Narratives of Positive Aging: Seaside Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Amia Lieblich\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Us\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Us\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Developmental - Adulthood \u0026amp; Aging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNarratives of Positive Aging\u003c\/em\u003e, Amia Lieblich presents a qualitative study that explores the life narratives of elderly men and women who engage in practices of \"positive aging.\" They belong to a spontaneous community that assembles daily, early in the morning, on a beach near Tel-Aviv, Israel. At the seaside, the elders practice various outdoor sports, and converse over coffee at the local café. Based on their narratives, procured by individual open-ended interviews, and the author's participant observation, the book explores the impact of routine, physical activity, and social relationships on successful aging. Lieblich additionally presents an analysis of the tension-minimizing discourse adopted at the café and the pleasant bubble-like environment it fosters amongst the community members. Finally, the book debates the adaptive role of narrating one's life story, and its perceived manifestation of wisdom. A combination of complete life stories and extracts of conversations recorded on the beach color every chapter. These texts are complimented and elucidated by a variety of academic claims, theories and findings concerning narratives and aging. This book, based on an Israeli field study, may be viewed both as a local case study as well as a lesson relevant to aging everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46498938781847,"sku":"9780199918041","price":9302.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199918041.webp?v=1769192311","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/narratives-of-positive-aging-seaside-stories-9780199918041","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}