214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
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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. Old women are often seen as poor, powerless, and pitiful in our sexist and youth-oriented society. The truth is that women age much more successfully than do men... Read more
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
Biography
Cole, Ellen; Rothblum, Esther D; Davis, Nancy C
