Explore feminist ideals and advocacy for aging women in health
care, home life, work, and retirement! Fundamentals of Feminist
Gerontology strives to increase women's self-esteem and their
overall quality of life by encouraging education and by putting a
stop to age, sex, and race discrimination. As a student or
professional in psychology, social work, or gerontology, you will
learn about feminist conceptions of retirement, economic issues,
psychological issues, and social issues and will explore studies on
old age discrimination and devaluation and sexism toward women in
Western societies to gain an understanding of the experiences of
these women. This book also shows how some women are experiencing
empowerment through alternative health care, such as mind-body
therapies, homeopathy, aromatherapy, and herbal medicine and
examines older women in the family context. Fundamentals of
Feminist Gerontology will provide you with the tools to offer
effective therapy to women to help them improve their own lives.
For a complete list of contents, please visit our Web site at
www.haworthpressinc.com.Using feminist practice approaches,
Fundamentals of Feminist Gerontology gives you real-life situations
and examples that will raise awareness of the issues that rob older
women of the quality of life they deserve. Some of the vital issues
and theories you will read about in Fundamentals of Feminist
Gerontology include: women regaining control over their health care
retirement and the economic issues that older women face when they
retire the role of children and grandchildren in the older woman's
life unpaid work after retirement in the home and as a care
provider older women battling domestic violence financial and
psychological issues of widowhood special concerns of minority
women and lesbians as they grow olderFundamentals of Feminist
Gerontology presents new feminist knowledge and strategies to
assist aging women in fully developing, enhancing, and enjoying
their later years. You will discover a rich variety of theories and
frameworks from a multitude of intellectual paradigms and political
positions to enhance your professional practice with older women.
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