This new collection of essays examines the lives of older women
in Britain from 1500 to the present and gives a fascinating insight
into the lives of elderly women from a range of different social
strata and different times. This latest book in the " Women and Men
in History" series will break down some widely held assumptions
revealing attitudes towards the aging process and challenging
common beliefs and stereotypes. The book sheds light on the history
of family relationships, welfare provision, changing female
self-images and the structure of the family in pre-industrial,
industrial and post-industrial Britain and, in doing so, the book
can also modify our understanding of wider society. The essays draw
on women's diaries, autobiographies, social surveys, mass
observation and a fascinating variety of other sources. This an
important book for anyone interested in sociology, history, social
policy, gerontology or women's studies. Also available in Hardcover
- 0-582-32901-9 $79.95Y
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