| Description |
xi, 303 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Diversity and aging |
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Diversity and aging.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I The body and beyond -- 1. What do you see when you look at me? : women, aging, and our bodies -- 2. Ageism : you're only as old as you feel and other fictions -- 3. The "new" old age : from productive aging to anti-aging and everything in between -- 4. Disruptions and repair : identity and chronic illness -- pt. II Aging women in contemporary society -- 5. A looming dystopia : feminism, aging, and community-based long-term care -- 6. Retirement : in pursuit of women's economic security -- 7. Beyond rational control : reflections on end-of-life care -- pt. III I'm an old lady and damn proud of it (Maggie Kuhn) -- 8. Resistance and change : where to from here?. |
| Summary |
"Women in Late Life explores the thorny issues related to gender and aging, including prevailing but problematic cultural expectations, body image, ageism, the experience of chronic illness, threats to Social Security, and the very possibility of a secure retirement while challenging a long-term care system that disadvantages women. Author Martha Holstein blends personal narrative and interviews with critique and proposals aimed at resisting damaging inequities resulting from being simultaneously old and a woman." -- Back Cover |
| Subject |
Older women.
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Aging.
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Ageism.
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Sexism.
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Ageism. (OCoLC)fst00800188
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Aging. (OCoLC)fst00800293
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Older women. (OCoLC)fst01199159
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Sexism. (OCoLC)fst01114686
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Frau. (DE-588)4018202-2
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Alter. (DE-588)4001446-0
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Diskriminierung. (DE-588)4012472-1
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Soziale Situation. (DE-588)4077575-6
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Gesundheit. (DE-588)4020754-7
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| ISBN |
9781442222861 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1442222867 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781442222878 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1442222875 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781442222885 (electronic) |
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1442222883 |
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9781442222885 |
| Standard No. |
40024799331 |
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