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From an examination of the "rites of passage" that marked their exit from full-time work, the book moves on to consider how to plan appropriately for retirement, renegotiate ties to friends, family and community, and create a sense of passion - be it for t'ai chi, travel, painting or politics - that will drive a new sense of purpose.

(This book) is a rich contribution to the ethnographic literature on aging (and it) captures the full range of emotions on display in the nursing home and conveys them in a context that is fully articulated within the institution's culturally modified spatial and temporal dimensions." Maria D. Vesperi, University of South Florida

Joel S. Savishinsky is Charles A. Dana Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology and the Gerontology Institute at Ithaca College. He is the author of several books, including The Ends of Time: Life and Work in a Nursing Home, winner of the Gerontological Society of America's Kalish Innovative Publication Award.