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  • Chapter 8 - Ontogenesis

  • Tania Zittoun, University of Neuchâtel
  • Book:
    Developing in Older Age
    Published online:
    16 April 2026
    Print publication:
    21 May 2026, pp 138-166

  • Summary

    In this chapter, the lives of a few older persons living in the Vineyard region are presented. After explaining how interviews were carried out and the life stories collected and analysed, and sketching the sociocultural environment of the Vineyard region, the chapter presents six short case studies, that of three women, two men and a married couple, that is, seven persons. For each person, I present their current situations and living arrangements and the transformation of their convoy of care during two and a half years. On this basis, I characterise their unique developmental trajectory: where do they come from, what did they live through? What ruptures and transitions did they experience, what resources did they find and what did they learn from them? What are their interest and engagements and how did they evolve with time? How much do they remember and imagine? What can we say about their domains of conduct and their reconfiguration over time? How, from there, can we see a unique life trajectory, a singular melody emerging from each of these lives, unfolding in the same region?