Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 511 g
A Positive Perspective on Late-Life Development
Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 511 g
Reihe: The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging
ISBN: 978-1-4613-4835-1
Verlag: Springer US
This volume explores the strengths and opportunities of old age as these are manifested by the accomplishments of aging artists, late artistic works, and elderly arts audiences. It critically examines the psychology of creativity, cognitive development, and gerontology, and will be of interest to a wide range of professionals and students in these fields.
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
Weitere Infos & Material
I: The Case is Made: Late-Life Creativity and Old Age Art.- 1. Late-Life Creativity.- 2. Old Age and Old Artists.- II: Competing Views of Late-Life Creativity.- 3. The Youthful Rise, Early Fall, and Short Span of Creativity: The Decline Model.- 4. Does Creativity Decline with Age?.- 5. Late-Life Creativity: The Continuity Position and Alternatives to Decline.- III: Late-Life Creativity: Historical and Contemporary Artists.- 6. A Reconsideration of Lehman’s Findings.- 7. The Course of Creativity among Historical Artists of Renown: The Peak and Productive Years.- 8. Creative Productivity, Gender, and Individual Differences for Long-Lived Artists of Renown.- 9. Contemporary Old Artists on Their Late-Life Creativity: The Quality and Quantity of Late-Life Art.- 10. New Ideas and Approaches by Aging Artists: What Has Been Learned about Late-Life Creativity?.- IV: The Old-Age Style.- 11. The Old-Age Style Introduced: The Issues.- 12. Identifying Artists with an Old-Age Style: Contributions from Experts, Laypersons, and Artists.- 13. Describing Paintings in the Old-Age Style.- 14. Beyond the Old-Age Style, Old Art, and Aging Artists.- V: Art and the Elderly.- 15. Reactions to Paintings by Older and Younger Viewers.- 16. Age Differences and the Arts.- 17. Looking Ahead.- References.
