Narrative gerontology
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The view that people can add value to their lives by creating and maintaining a personal narrative. [1]Part of a theory of aging. [2]
Gerontological narratives are organized around an number of themes, such as time, story and wisdom. [3] The richer the story the more resilient the person.[4]
- ^ Kenyon, Gary (2010). Storying later life: Issues, investigations, and interventions in narrative gerontology. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
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