Ellen Cole, Esther D Rothblum, Nancy C Davis

Faces of Women and Aging

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Discover the diverse ways aging women attempt to deal with the universal challenges of loss, sickness, and death along with the problems of being old women in a society that values women mainly as sexual partners or producers of children. Faces of Women and Aging--a collection written by women, a number of whom are themselves older women who bring their unique life experiences and personalities to the topic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 158mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9781560244356
• ISBN-10: 1560244356
• Artikelnr.: 20977893

Autorenporträt

Cole, Ellen; Rothblum, Esther D; Davis, Nancy C

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
* Late Mid-Life Astonishment: Disruptions to Identity and Self-Esteem
* When Mary Stopped Talking
* Aging Lesbians: Bearing the Burden of Triple Shame
* Three Native American Women Speak About the Significance of Ceremony
* Confronting Ageism: A MUST for Mental Health
* The Myth of the Golden Years: One Older Woman's Perspective
* Body Image Issues of Older Women
* Where are the Archetypes? Searching for Symbols of Women's Midlife
Passage
* From Edith Bunker to the 6:00 News: How and What Midlife Women Learn
About Menopause
* Women at Midlife: Current Theoretical Perspectives and Research
* The Significance of the 50th Birthday for Women's Individuation
* Older Never Married Women: A Cross-Cultural Investigation
* Older Women Coping With Divorce: Peer Support Groups
* Real Versus Reel World: Older Women and the Academy Awards
* Between Midlife and Old Age: Never Too Old to Learn
* The Empowerment of Women Residents in the Nursing Home
* Reference Notes Included