Description |
viii, 214 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Positioning older women / Susan Feldman, Marilyn Poole -- Policy's black box : mass media, women and ageing / Anne Ellison -- Meanings of home in the lives of older women (and men) / Cherry Russell -- Mauve is an old woman's colour : women's visual representations of menopause / Marilys Guillemin -- Learning at the end of your life : a pedagogy of relocation / Barbara Kamler -- It's a lovely feeling : older women's fitness programs / Marilyn Poole -- Pebbles and hugs : older women in small business / Heather Horrocks -- The improvised careers of older women : gendered ageism at work? / Rosslyn Reed -- Social capital, volunteerism and older women / Concetta Benn, Therese McCarthy, Wendy Weeks -- Making the most of my life : a conversation with Dot Peters / Marilyn Poole, Susan Feldman -- "No more dinners only lunches" : older widowed women relating to the world / Susan Feldman -- The ache of frequent farewells / Cora Vellekoop Baldock -- The expectation of love in older age : towards a sociology of intimacy / Anne Riggs, Bryan S. Turner |
Summary |
"A Certain Age explores the public and private worlds of older women. Challenging the emphasis on declining health in other studies of ageing, it looks at the interactions between older women and family, friends and the community, as well as their work and leisure activities. The authors discuss the factors that are important in older women's lives such as home, menopause, fitness, learning, widowhood and intimacy. They show that many older women maintain good health and an independent lifestyle, while others experience barriers that prevent them from continuing to be active members of their community."--BOOK JACKET |
Analysis |
Aged |
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Ageing |
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Lifestyle and health |
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Menopause |
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Small business |
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Stereotypes |
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Women |
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Work |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 207-208 |
Subject |
Aging -- Australia.
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Aging.
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Middle-aged women -- Australia.
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Middle-aged women.
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Older women -- Australia.
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Older women.
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Ageing
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Women.
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Aged.
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SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
Author |
Feldman, Susan, 1945-
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Poole, Marilyn.
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LC no. |
00340438 |
ISBN |
1864489960 (paperback) |
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