A Certain Age - Women growing older (Paperback)

Older women run their own businesses. Older women go to aerobics classes. Older women fall in love. In fact, older women have active lives and make a major contribution to the community despite the the public assumption that they are past their use-by date.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 woman'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.A Certain Age is valuable reading for anyone who works with older people, develops programs or policies for older people, or is interested in the experience of growing older.

General

Imprint:	Allen & Unwin
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	October 1999
First published:	1999
Editors:	Susan Feldman
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-86448-996-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > General
LSN:	1-86448-996-0
Barcode:	9781864489965

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