Altruism in Later Life

By Elizabeth Midlarsky and Eva Kahana

Book Overview

The productive contribution by older adults to the lives of others through altruism and helping is the focus of this book, which provides a useful antidote to the view that the elderly are recipients rather than givers of help.

Following a brief historical survey of ageing treatments, the authors present their own theoretical model of successful ageing. Based on a carefully applied methodological review of research focusing on altruism and the elderly, the results reveal the relative frequency, nature, correlates and ramifications of the contributions they make.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080392769X
• ISBN13: 9780803927698
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"