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Love stories of later life [electronic resource] : a narrative approach to understanding romance / Amanda Smith Barusch.

Summary:

Introduction: Love in Later Life. Part 1: Love and Age. 1. Understanding Love. 2. The Aging Self. Part 2: Love's Illusions. 3. Infatuation. 4. Looking for Love. Part 3: Lived Love. 5. Committed Relationships. 6. Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community. Part 4: Love's Disillusions. 7. Betrayal and Rejection. 8. Love Lost. Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination. Appendix A: Love in Professional Literature. Appendix B: The Research in Detail.

Record details

ISBN: 9780199718269 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0199718261 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1281529168
ISBN: 9781281529169
ISBN: 9781435633353 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1435633350 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 v.)
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatBulkString:jan.10.13 Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Love Stories of Later Life; Part I: Love and Aging; 1 Understanding Love: Theory and Research; 2 The Aging Self; Part II: Love's Illusions; 3 Infatuation: A Madness Most Discreet; 4 Looking for Love; Part III: Lived Love; 5 A Kind of Settled Bliss: Romance in Committed Relationships; 6 Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community; Part IV: Love's Disillusions; 7 Betrayal and Rejection; 8 Love Lost; Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination; Appendix A: Love in the Literature; Appendix B: The Research in Detail; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.