The projects of life reflected in autobiographies of old age.
Part of a special section on aging, biography, and practice. A study was conducted to examine the central life goals and dominant activities around which the projects of life were formed in a sample of 20 respondents, all of whom were retired. Findings revealed five types of life projects: living...
| Publicado en: | Ageing & Society Vol. 16; pp. 677 - 700 |
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Cambridge University Press
November 1996
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