| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 207 pages) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
A woman's middle age had traditionally been regarded as a time of loss and decline. But in the wake of the women's movement and other societal and cultural events, a profound shift has taken place. Far from being marginalized, midlife women stand at the forefront of a great transformation of cultural perceptions and attitudes. They are rejecting stereotypes, embracing new opportunities, and forming what this important book terms "a new collective middle-aged identity." Women over 50: Psychological Perspectives analyzes the challenges, benefits, coping strategies, problems, and accomplishments associated with the midlife experience. 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. It balances optimism and realism about older women's lives--and younger women's futures |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Middle-aged women.
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Middle-aged women -- Psychology
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Middle age.
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Life change events.
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Mental health.
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Women -- psychology
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Women's Health
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Middle Aged
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Human Development
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Life Change Events
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Mental Health
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Middle Aged -- psychology
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middle age (life stage)
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mental health.
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Middle-aged women.
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Middle-aged women -- Psychology.
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Middle age.
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Women -- Health and hygiene
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Mental health
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Life change events
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Middle age
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Middle-aged women
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Middle-aged women -- Psychology
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Vrouwen.
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Veroudering (biologie, psychologie)
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Kwaliteit van het bestaan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mühlbauer, Varda.
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Chrisler, Joan C.
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| LC no. |
2006938388 |
| ISBN |
9780387463414 |
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0387463410 |
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9780387463407 |
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0387463402 |
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