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Sixty, Sexy, and Successful A Guide for Aging Male Baby Boomers
Robert Schwalbe
Book Code: C9928
ISBN: 0-275-99928-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99928-5
320 pages, photo; figure
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/2008
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Discount Price: $39.96 APA 20% Conference Discount. Use code C08APA. Save 20%. Ends 9/17/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Psychoanalyst Schwalbe....dispels negative stereotypes and proposes a number of efforts men (or women) can undertake to make their senior years as rewarding and as satisfying as possible. He discusses cognitive fitness, caregiving, grief, and changes in living arrangements. Two particularly helpful chapters deal with what to do when the late-life goals of spouses differ and how to repartner after death or divorce. Both books offer excellent information and would make a positive contribution to any public library's collection. [Reviewed in conjunction with The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully].
    —Library Journal     May 15, 2008
Description: As a psychotherapist who focuses on working with the issues that challenge midlife and older men, Robert Schwalbe feels that the 60s and beyond can be the most rewarding or the most miserable period in a man's life. An aging male baby boomer looking at 60 encounters very specific psychological and physical changes. The impact of these changes can be felt in relationship to others and in how a man sees himself in his world. Does he continue to fit in? In particular, how a man adapts to being in his 60s is an indicator of how he feels about living the rest of his life. Dr. Schwalbe knows from personal experience, as well as from his patients, the challenges produced by anxiety and depression in dealing with aging in a youth-oriented society. He looks at competition in the gym, sports field, financial and business arena, the political world, and the social and sexual worlds and urges men to adapt to the outside forces. The key is in expectations and how to recognize and plan for them. Candid and straightforward talk with vignettes drawn from Dr. Schwalbe's practice illustrate problems and solutions related to marriage, relationships, career, retirement (don't, he urges), divorce, death of a partner, fitness, nutrition, sexual behavior, dealing with adult children, lifestyle changes, financial planning, ageism and many other topics. Schwalbe presents a heart-felt and therapeutically tested guide to keeping things in perspective in order to maintain self confidence and self esteem. Most importantly, this book is directed to the aging male baby boomer (and to those who love him, know him, or live with him). It tells him that he is not alone and that the intimate thoughts that he has about his aging body and mind are shared by millions of men who are in their 60s and are dealing with their new age.
Table of Contents:
  • SERIES FOREWORD
  • 1. THE MYTHS AND REALITIES OF LIFE AFTER 60
  • 2. FITNESS
  • 3. REMAINING FREE FROM DISEASE
  • 4. COGNITIVE FITNESS
  • 5. PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT AFTER 60: DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND LIFE SATISFACTION
  • 6. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AFTER 60
  • 7. SEX AFTER 60
  • 8. THE MATTER OF ATTITUDE: OPTIMISM AFTER SIXTY
  • 9. RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
  • 10. FINDING AND MAINTAINING THE MEANING IN LIFE
  • 11. THE RETIREMENT QUESTION
  • 12. SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE
  • 13. DEALING WITH OUR CHILDREN AND OUR PARENTS
  • 14. GRANDPARENTING
  • 15. WHEN LATE LIFE GOALS OF SPOUSES DIFFER
  • 16. CAREGIVING
  • 17. GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT
  • 18 REPARTNERING FOLLOWING DIVORCE OR BEREAVEMENT
  • 19. CHANGES IN LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
  • 20. SOME FINANCIAL ISSUES TO CONSIDER: DOWNSIZING, INHERITANCES, ESTATE PLANNING, AND HEALTH INSURANCE
  • 21. CONFRONTING AGEISM
  • 22. PUTTING YOUR LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE
  • NOTES
  • INDEX
LC Card Number: 2008000543
LCC Class: BF724
Dewey Class: 155
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