PART I. THE PILLARS OF LATER LIFE
1. Keeping on Wondering
2. It Takes Courage
3. The Enabling Potential of Habit
PART II. THE ORDEALS OF LATER LIFE
4. The Specious Present and Boredom
5. The Flexible Past and Bitterness
6. The Diminishing Future and SadnessEpilogue: Explications and Ellipses
Literary sources
References
Biography
Barbara A. Misztal is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Leicester. She is the author of a number of books, including Multiple Normalities (2015), The Challenges of Vulnerability (2011), Intellectuals and the Public Good (2007), Social Theories of Remembering (2003), Informality ( 2000), Trust in Modern Society (1996) and Action on AIDS (with D. Moss,1990). Her current research interest is focused on search for narratives that make sense of the public sphere.
