{"product_id":"9780190213824","title":"Narratives of Positive Aging: Seaside Stories","description":"In \u003cem\u003eNarratives of Positive Aging\u003c\/em\u003e, Amia Lieblich presents a qualitative study that explores the life narratives of elderly men and women who engage in practices of \"positive aging.\" They belong to a spontaneous community that assembles daily, early in the morning, on a beach near Tel-Aviv, Israel.  At the seaside, the elders practice various outdoor sports, and converse over coffee at the local café. Based on their narratives, procured by individual open-ended interviews, and the author's participant observation, the book explores the impact of routine, physical activity, and social relationships on successful aging. Lieblich additionally presents an analysis of the tension-minimizing discourse adopted at the café and the pleasant bubble-like environment it fosters amongst the community members. Finally, the book debates the adaptive role of narrating one's life story, and its perceived manifestation of wisdom. A combination of complete life stories and extracts of conversations recorded on the beach color every chapter. These texts are complimented and elucidated by a variety of academic claims, theories and findings concerning narratives and aging. This book, based on an Israeli field study, may be viewed both as a local case study as well as a lesson relevant to aging everywhere.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081420423408,"sku":"9780190213824","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780190213824_p0.jpg?v=1763658375","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780190213824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}