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Women and Aging International: Diversity, Challenges and Contributions book cover

1st Edition

Women and Aging International Diversity, Challenges and Contributions

Edited By Lee Ann Mjelde-Mossey, Iris Chi Copyright 2012
112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge
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According to a recent population report by the United Nations, "in most countries, older women greatly outnumber older men. In many cases, the difference is so large that the concerns of the older population should in fact be viewed primarily as the concerns of older women." Internationally, the concerns of older women emanate from the unique gendered challenges they experience because they are... Read more

Introduction Lee Ann Mjelde-Mossey

1. Older Women’s Rights to Property and Inheritance in Kenya: Culture, Policy and Disenfranchisement Elishiba N. Kimani and Lucy W. Maina

2. Voices of Older Ethnic Mongolian Women in Rural China: Economic and Social Contexts Meng Liu, Jie Feng and Kai Zhu

3. Gender and Widowhood: Disparity in Health Status and Healthcare Utilization among Aged in India Sreerupa and S. Irudaya Rajan

4. Native American Grandmothers: Cultural Tradition and Contemporary Necessity Lisa Byers

5. Older Women Workers in Central Eastern Europe: Social and Economic Concerns Jolanta Perek-Bialas and Lee Ann Mjelde-Mossey

6. Effect of Perceived Filial Piety on the Life Satisfaction of Older Chinese Women Who Provide Tangible Support to their Adult Children Man Guo and Iris Chi

7. Older Women in Central and Eastern Europe: Economic and Health Concerns Jolanta Perek-Bialas and Lee Ann Mjelde-Mossey

Biography

Lee Ann Mjelde-Mossey is Associate Professor Adjoint in the Psychology Department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA, and Honorary Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Hong Kong, China. She is an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Women and Aging and the Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work.

Iris Chi is the Chinese-American Golden Age Association Frances Wu Chair for the Chinese Elderly at the University of Southern California, USA. Dr. Chi is associated with numerous aging related international organizations including the World Health Organization.

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