The Fountain of Age
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (566 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743299876 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 672 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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In their surprising experiences, Friedan first glimpsed, then embraced, the idea that one can grow and evolve throughout life in a style that dramatically mitigates the expectation of decline and opens the way to a further dimension of "personhood." The Fountain of Age suggests new possibilities for every one of us, all founded on a solid body of startling but little-known scientific evidence. In this powerful and very personal book, Betty Friedan charted her own voyage of discovery, and that of others, into a different kind of aging. Struggling to hold on to the illusion of youth, Friedan wrote, we have denied the reality and evaded the new triumphs of growing older. It demolishes those myths that have constrained us for too long and offers compelling alternatives for living one's age as a unique, exuberant time of life, on its own authentic terms.. We have seen age only as decline. Friedan found ordinary men and women, moving into their fifties, sixties, seventies, discovering extraordinary new possibilities of intimacy and purpose
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly This inspiring study of aging from the author of The Feminine Mystique was a six-week PW bestseller.
Ferne Ladue said Betty Friedan's THE FOUNTAIN OF AGE. Betty Friedan's THE FOUNTAIN OF AGE is an excellent overview of how America views older people. She eschews all forms of discrimination from warehousing the elderly in nursing homes, separating older people from society in the retirement communities, and the neg. The 'Cheerful' Side of Aging A Customer Betty Friedan wrote The Fountain of Age as a journey to redefine age, and to demystify the age mystique. Each chapter stands alone as an essay, exploring the many tribulations of old age. She allows us to follow her on this journey, which she starts at the age o. A Customer said an encyclopedia of aging with the readability of a novel. Everything you wanted to know about aging but didn't know to ask. Encyclopedic in scope, every conceivable issue surrounding age, personal or political, is covered. The book stemmed from Friedan's personal journey in facing her own aging and therefore covers wel