The importance of being ironic: narrative openness and personal resilience in later life.

نویسنده

  • William L Randall
چکیده

This essay applies a narrative perspective to the topic of resilience. On various fronts (physical, social, biographical), aging itself, it argues, pushes us past a perception of aging as intrinsically tragic and toward a more ironic stance instead, one marked by increased acceptance of uncertainty and ambiguity. Moreover, intentional engagement in narrative reflection-by means of integrative reminiscence, life review, and the like-fosters such a stance directly by facilitating narrative openness and, with it, "a good strong story" for coping with the challenges of later life.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Gerontologist

دوره 53 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013