Belle Boone Beard

Centenarians: The New Generation Belle Boone Beard

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-278) and index. Publisher Marketing: Successful survivors speak for themselves in this exhaustive study of the lives, attitudes, and lifestyles of more than 500 centenarians. A product of the late pioneer gerontological researcher Belle Boone Beard's over forty years of teaching, study, research, and writing in the field of aging, the book extends the author's belief that centenarians have a grasp of the essence of life itself. Ther volume, not a statistical research report, is basd on the largest collection of data on centenarians to date. The centenarians describe their characteritics, lifestyles, and personal philosophies in response to questions such as: What characteristics and daily living patterns aided their longevity? and Do centenarians have answers about survival and successful living? Seperate sections address the areas of health, education, socioeconomic status, work, social life, philosophy, roamnce, and individuality.

Contributor Bio:  Beard, Belle Boone BELLE BOONE BEARD was Chairman and Professor, Department of Sociology, Sweet Briar College, Virginia. Contributor Bio:  Wilson, Nera K NERA K. WILSON is a Research Associate at the Belle Boone Beard Gerontology Center, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia. Contributor Bio:  Wilson, Albert J E ALBERT J. E. WILSON III is Director, Belle Boone Beard Gerontology Center, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia.