Title
- Women Over Fifty
Attribution
edited by Varda Muhlbauer and Joan C. ChrislerPublication Details
Book1st edSpringer2007Availability
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Description
Ten chapters present the state of research (and correct longstanding myths) regarding significant aspects of middle-aged women’s lives: Mind-body: illness, body image, exercise Love, romance, and sexuality Friendship and support systems “The sandwich generation” Re-creating the role of grandmothers Retirement and financial stability Using personal empowerment to empower others Quality of life and future directions Women over 50 bridges a major knowledge gap in the feminist-psychology literature, making it an essential resource for clinicians and advanced students. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
Contents
- Body image issues of women over 50 /Joan C. Chrisler - -Women and sex at midlife : desire, dysfunction, and diversity /Maureen C. McHugh
- Living longer, healthier lives /Susan D. Lonborg and Cheryl B. Travis - -On the move : exercise, leisure activities, and midlife women /Ruth L. Hall
- The well-being and quality of life of women over 50 : a gendered-age perspective / Varda Muhlbauer
- Enjoying the returns : women’s friendships after 50 /Suzanna M. Rose
- Contemporary midlife grandparenthood /Liat Kulik
- Women over 50 : caregiving issues /Rosalie J. Ackerman and Martha E. Banks
- Work and retirement : challenges and opportunities for women over 50 /Judith A. Sugar
- Empowerment : a prime time for women over 50 /Florence L. Denmark and Maria D. Klara
ISBN
- 9780387463407
- 0387463402
- 9780387463414
- 0387463410
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