Recently, great many studies have been carried out on successful aging and productive aging, and our society still persists in myth of youth, “the younger, the better,” which makes it difficult for people to accept getting old. In this paper, by listening sincerely to pieces of words from elderly women and the narrative of a woman in her eighties, it is considered how getting old is paradoxically fresh, neither staying young nor just getting mature. It is because of having lived for a long time and realizing death nearby, that such people were bursting with wish to live, while taking losses for granted. It also proved that old age is not a goal but a process in life. The title of this paper, “A Fresh and new-born” Old Age, may sound strange and unlikely, but it can be a true and inspiring viewpoint about aging.
雑誌名
淑徳大学大学院総合福祉研究科研究紀要
雑誌名(英)
Shukutoku University Graduate School of Integrated Human and Social Welfare Studies bulletin