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Monika Ardelt is a sociology professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She also is the 2008 Colonel Allan R. and Margaret G. Crow Term Professor. Monika is a founding faculty member and member of the advisory committee of the University of Florida Center for Spirituality and Health. She developed the widely used Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale. She specializes in adult human development, aging and the life course, wisdom, purpose in life, religiosity/spirituality, aging and dying well and social pyschology.

Social Psychology

Dying Well

Subjective Well-being

Psychological well-being

Wisdom

Successful Adult Human Development

Aging and the Life Course

Spirituality

Flourishing

Aging Well

Purpose in Life

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Is wisdom the key to successful old age?

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Wisdom Profiles: Monika Ardelt

Monika Ardelt

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This following is the full video interview from the documentary film 'The Science of Wisdom'. In this interview, Dr. Ardelt discusses how she came to study wisdom from the life span perspective, how life experiences may inform different paths to wisdom, and how the concept of wisdom may be influenced by context and culture. 

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0:23 Tell me about your research interests

0:36 What led you from human development research to the study of wisdom?

5:57 Thinking about things from a lifespan perspective, are there specific types of experiences that would more likely lead to wisdom than other types of experiences?

9:13 Are there things that can be taught to youth to help develop wisdom?

11:34 How do you define wisdom?

15:17 In your opinion, is social media a benefit or a detriment to the development of wisdom?

18:50 What can wisdom research bring to the conversation on inequality and disparity in the United States?

24:31 Are there ways in which wisdom can be integrated into daily life?

31:35 Do you think there is a critical period for the development of wisdom?

Conversations on Wisdom: UnCut Interview with Monika Ardelt

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