Faces of Women and Aging

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

Offers the diverse ways that ageing women attempt to deal with the challenges of loss, sickness and death. This text reveals that women age much more successfully than do men. The collection is written by women, many of whom are themselves older and bring their own experiences to the topic.

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Cole, Ellen (Alaska-pacific University Cole, Cole Ellen, Nancy Davis, Nancy C Davis, Nancy C. Davis, Esther D Rothblum, Esther D (San Diego State University Rothblum, Esther D. Rothblum
• Assisted by: Ellen Cole (Editor), Esther D. Rothblum (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781560244356
• ISBN: 978-1-56024-435-6
• No. of pages: 214
• Weight: 498 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SELF-HELP / Aging, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Coping with / advice about ageing