"The topic is significant since it represents a bridge between the social sciences studying aging and the humanities seeking a role. It answers the question, 'How can the humanists and the social scientists work together to further understanding of adult development and aging?'" — James E. Birren, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California"It addresses an important and promising new development in the field of aging, i.e., the application of human science methods to the study of aging and adult development. The topic is certainly significant. It is important because it is the first human science 'methods' book in the field of aging, which should soon make it central to the field." — Edmund Sherman, Ringel Institute of Gerontology, State University of New York, Albany

• Preface James E. BirrenINTRODUCTION Chapter 1    The Human Science Approach to Understanding Adulthood and Aging L. Eugene ThomasTHE HERMENEUTICAL APPROACH Chapter 2    May Sarton's Journals: Attachment and Separateness in Later Life Harry J. BermanChapter 3    Biblical Hermeneutics and the Aging Experience J. Gordon HarrisChapter 4    From Quantitative to Qualitative Reasoning: A Developmental Perspective Allan B. ChinenPARTICIPANT OBSERVATION Chapter 5    Talking about Menopause: A Dialogic Analysis Mary GergenChapter 6    The Domestic Meaning of Institutionalization Jaber F. GubriumTHE INTENSIVE CASE STUDY Chapter 7    Temporality and Affect: The Personal Meaning of Well-Being Robert L. RubinsteinChapter 8    Qualitative Research with Older Creative Adults Karol Sylcox FergusonChapter 9    Memory, Identity, History and the Understanding of Dementia Karl E. ScheibeTHE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW Chapter 10   More than Counting Years: Social Aspects of Time and the Identity of Elders Susan A. EisenhandlerChapter 11   'Successful Aging' Among Elderly Men in England and India: A Phenomenological Comparison L. Eugene Thomas and Kim O. ChambersChapter 12   Social Relationships Among the Rural Elderly: A Multimethod Approach Linda A. WoodCOMMENTARY Chapter 13   Gerontology with a Human Face Harry R. MoodyContributors Index

"The topic is significant since it represents a bridge between the social sciences studying aging and the humanities seeking a role. It answers the question, 'How can the humanists and the social scientists work together to further understanding of adult development and aging?'" — James E. Birren, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California"It addresses an important and promising new development in the field of aging, i.e., the application of human science methods to the study of aging and adult development. The topic is certainly significant. It is important because it is the first human science 'methods' book in the field of aging, which should soon make it central to the field." — Edmund Sherman, Ringel Institute of Gerontology, State University of New York, Albany

• Preface James E. BirrenINTRODUCTION Chapter 1    The Human Science Approach to Understanding Adulthood and Aging L. Eugene ThomasTHE HERMENEUTICAL APPROACH Chapter 2    May Sarton's Journals: Attachment and Separateness in Later Life Harry J. BermanChapter 3    Biblical Hermeneutics and the Aging Experience J. Gordon HarrisChapter 4    From Quantitative to Qualitative Reasoning: A Developmental Perspective Allan B. ChinenPARTICIPANT OBSERVATION Chapter 5    Talking about Menopause: A Dialogic Analysis Mary GergenChapter 6    The Domestic Meaning of Institutionalization Jaber F. GubriumTHE INTENSIVE CASE STUDY Chapter 7    Temporality and Affect: The Personal Meaning of Well-Being Robert L. RubinsteinChapter 8    Qualitative Research with Older Creative Adults Karol Sylcox FergusonChapter 9    Memory, Identity, History and the Understanding of Dementia Karl E. ScheibeTHE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW Chapter 10   More than Counting Years: Social Aspects of Time and the Identity of Elders Susan A. EisenhandlerChapter 11   'Successful Aging' Among Elderly Men in England and India: A Phenomenological Comparison L. Eugene Thomas and Kim O. ChambersChapter 12   Social Relationships Among the Rural Elderly: A Multimethod Approach Linda A. WoodCOMMENTARY Chapter 13   Gerontology with a Human Face Harry R. MoodyContributors Index

"The topic is significant since it represents a bridge between the social sciences studying aging and the humanities seeking a role. It answers the question, 'How can the humanists and the social scientists work together to further understanding of adult development and aging?'" — James E. Birren, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California"It addresses an important and promising new development in the field of aging, i.e., the application of human science methods to the study of aging and adult development. The topic is certainly significant. It is important because it is the first human science 'methods' book in the field of aging, which should soon make it central to the field." — Edmund Sherman, Ringel Institute of Gerontology, State University of New York, Albany

• Preface James E. BirrenINTRODUCTION Chapter 1    The Human Science Approach to Understanding Adulthood and Aging L. Eugene ThomasTHE HERMENEUTICAL APPROACH Chapter 2    May Sarton's Journals: Attachment and Separateness in Later Life Harry J. BermanChapter 3    Biblical Hermeneutics and the Aging Experience J. Gordon HarrisChapter 4    From Quantitative to Qualitative Reasoning: A Developmental Perspective Allan B. ChinenPARTICIPANT OBSERVATION Chapter 5    Talking about Menopause: A Dialogic Analysis Mary GergenChapter 6    The Domestic Meaning of Institutionalization Jaber F. GubriumTHE INTENSIVE CASE STUDY Chapter 7    Temporality and Affect: The Personal Meaning of Well-Being Robert L. RubinsteinChapter 8    Qualitative Research with Older Creative Adults Karol Sylcox FergusonChapter 9    Memory, Identity, History and the Understanding of Dementia Karl E. ScheibeTHE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW Chapter 10   More than Counting Years: Social Aspects of Time and the Identity of Elders Susan A. EisenhandlerChapter 11   'Successful Aging' Among Elderly Men in England and India: A Phenomenological Comparison L. Eugene Thomas and Kim O. ChambersChapter 12   Social Relationships Among the Rural Elderly: A Multimethod Approach Linda A. WoodCOMMENTARY Chapter 13   Gerontology with a Human Face Harry R. MoodyContributors Index