From the Editor

REFERENCES

• Atchley , R. 1989 . A continuity theory of normal aging . The Gerontologist , 29 : 183 – 190 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baltes , P. B. and Willis , S. L. 1977 . “ Toward pychological theories of aging and development ” . In Handbook of the psychology of aging , Edited by: Birren , J. E. and Schaie , K. W. 128 – 154 . New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold .
   Google Scholar
• Bjaricja , A. J . 2008 . “ Late-life suicide ” . In Mood disorders in later life , Edited by: Ellison , J. E. , Kyomen , H. and Verma , S. K. 123 – 132 . New York : Informa Health Care .
   Google Scholar
• Cruikshank , M. 2003 . Learning to be old , Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield .
   Google Scholar
• Erikson , E. , Erikson , J. and Kivnick , H. 1994 . Vital involvement in old age , New York : W.W. Norton Company .
   Google Scholar
• Jolanki , O. , Jylha , M. and Hervonen , A. 2000 . Old age as a choice and as a necessity: Two interpretative repertoires . Journal of Aging Studies , 14 : 359 – 372 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kaufman , S. 1981 . Cultural components of identity in old age: A case study . Ethos , 9 ( 1 ) : 51 – 87 .
   Google Scholar
• Kuhn , M. 1991 . No stone unturned: The life and times of Maggie Kuhn , New York : Ballantine .
   Google Scholar
• Maddox , G. 1968 . “ Persistence of life style among the elderly: A longitudinal study of patterns of social activity in relation to life satisfaction ” . In Middle age and aging , Edited by: Neugarten , B. 181 – 184 . Chicago : University of Chicago Press .
   Google Scholar
• Mead , G. H. 1934 . Mind, self and society , Chicago : University of Chicago Press .
   Google Scholar
• Neugarten , B. L. 1968 . Middle age and aging , Chicago : University of Chicago Press .
   Google Scholar
• Neugarten , B. L. 1977 . “ Personality and aging ” . In Handbook of the psychology of aging , Edited by: Birren , J. E. and Schaie , K. E. 626 – 649 . New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold .
   Google Scholar