TY - BOOK ID - 138216034 TI - Broken dreams : an intimate history of the midlife crisis PY - 2021 SN - 9781789143959 1789143950 PB - London, UK Reaktion Books, Ltd. DB - UniCat KW - Midlife crisis KW - Middle-aged persons KW - Middle age UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138216034 AB - "The midlife crisis has become a cliché in modern society. Since the mid-twentieth century, the term has been used to explain infidelity in middle-aged men, disillusionment with personal achievements, the pain and sadness associated with separation and divorce, and the fear of approaching death. This book provides a meticulously researched account of the social and cultural conditions in which middle-aged men and women began to re-evaluate their hopes and dreams, reassess their relationships, and seek new forms of identity and fresh pathways to self-satisfaction. Drawing on a rich seam of literary, medical, media and cinematic sources, as well as personal accounts, it explores how the crises of middle-aged men and women were shaped by increased life expectancy, changing family structures, shifting patterns of work, and the rise of individualism."--Amazon.com. ER -