Aging - General & Miscellaneous, Retirement, Gerontology
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Overview
Smith tells us how to grow old with dignity, humor, and active participation in life during the sometimes puzzling retirement years.Noted American historian Page Smith provides a travel guide to the unknown country of old age, a collection of essays designed to show the young what lies ahead of them and stir them into changing society so that when they reach their "golden years, " age prejudice and disrespect of elders will be a thing of the past.
Editorials
Library Journal
Smith (Rediscovering Christianity, St. Martin's, 1993) feebly attempts here to define and confine the experience of growing older. The author's thesis is not clearly specified, however. Chapters "Naming Old Age," "Guidelines," "Retirement," and "Death, Joy, and Love Are the Answers" reflect only fragmentary feelings and information, thus leaving readers without a context to support a definition of the aging process. Facts presented appear to reflect Smith's personal biases, with sweeping generalizations based soley on the author's individual experiences. In the chapter "The Old and the Medical Establishment," Smith briefly treats such a complex topic by blaming the medical profession for failing to respond to human inevitabilities. Any of the chapters could be eliminated without affecting the thread of the narrative. Smith fails to chart the course through the world of aging. Not recommended.Linda Malone, DePaul Medical Ctr., Norfolk, Va.Book Details
Published
November 1, 1995
Publisher
Crossing Pr
Pages
150
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780895948021