Challenges of the third age : meaning and purpose in later life

Introduction 1. Holding onto Meaning through the Life Cycle 2. Social Sources of Meaning in Later Life 3. The Third Age 4. Ageing, Place, and Meaning in the Face of Changing Circumstances 5. The Changing Meaning of Ageing 6. Bringers of Allah: The Druse Elders 7. Ageing, Intimate Relationships, and Life Story among Gay Men 8. Looking for Meaning in a Life's Experience 9. The Search for Meaning in Later Years: the Views of a 74 Year Old Gerontological Social Worker Epilogue: Concluding Note on Meaning and the Possibility of Productive Aging