The gerontology of suffering and its social remediation: a Buddhist perspective

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作者
Chang, Adrienne [1 ]
机构
[1] Miami Univ, Oxford, OH 45056 USA
关键词
Buddhism; suffering; pain; mindfulness; meditation; spirituality; old age; OLDER-ADULTS; MINDFULNESS; EXPERIENCE; PAIN; AGE;
D O I
10.1080/15528030.2018.1550733
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
While suffering is often assumed to be an intractable aspect of growing old, gerontological work on older adults' experiences of suffering remains limited, and there is a stated need for more conceptual clarity on the construct of suffering. Buddhism provides a unique religious and philosophical perspective to understanding suffering's complex relations to physical and emotional pain, the inevitability of change, and to notions of self. This paper explores current gerontological research on suffering and analyzes how Buddhism may offer new insights and techniques into understanding the experience of suffering in later life and, most importantly, the social response it calls forth.
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