Women And Aging

Author : Frima Fox Hofrichter,Midori Yoshimoto
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781501349416

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Women, Aging, and Art by Frima Fox Hofrichter,Midori Yoshimoto Pdf

What images come to mind with the words “women”, “aging”, “old”, even “elderly”? Are they stereotypes? Are there any positive associations? The thirteen contributions to this edited volume explore a broad range of images of old women, ranging from medieval “old wives” to contemporary re-imaginations of shamans and witches and empowering self-portraits. Works from medieval Europe to colonialtime Polynesia, present West Africa, Japan, and the Americas, in a multiplicity of media are explored in detail. These studies of varied representations of “old women” offer fresh perspectives and an engaging dialogue about society's values and preconceptions regarding the wisdom of our elders and the “golden years” in different times and cultures.

Author : Vicki Larson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781538155622

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Not Too Old for That by Vicki Larson Pdf

Helps women break through the tired and hurtful stereotypes of aging to better reflect who they are, how they live, and what they want as they age. Who hasn’t heard the stereotypes about women of a "certain age?” That’s the age when women become invisible, irrelevant, undesirable, asexual, unhinged, dried-up, hormonal messes. It’s when women quickly slide into fragility and become forgetful, passive, weak, feeble, debilitated, disabled, dependent, and depressed. Or so the story goes. Not only are those outdated narratives sexist and ageist, they are also damaging to women’s physical, emotional, financial, romantic, and sexual health. It’s time to change them. In Not Too Old for That, Vicki Larson helps change the narrative about being a woman at midlife and older. She questions what we’ve been told aging would be like and encourages us to instead ask ourselves, what do we want it to be like, and how can we get there? The key is to be curious, open-minded, and intentional about the ways we are becoming our future selves.We have an opportunity to create new narratives of aging as a woman, ones that value women at all stages of life, not just youth, and it starts with us. Once the stereotypes that have held women back are broken down, women can move past them and rather than feel helpless as the years add up, they can discover and tap into just how much agency they have. Not only will this book help to create a less-ageist, less-sexist, more-inclusive future, it will release our daughters and all young women from a similar future.

Author : Jean M. Coyle
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : IND:30000107649760

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Handbook on Women and Aging by Jean M. Coyle Pdf

Expert contributors summarize current research on women and aging.

Author : Varda Muhlbauer,Joan C. Chrisler,Florence L. Denmark
Publisher : Springer
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319093062

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Women and Aging by Varda Muhlbauer,Joan C. Chrisler,Florence L. Denmark Pdf

These are paradoxical times to be an older woman. As individual older women take the stage as role models in the arts and the public sphere, female elders as a group are marginalized as dependent, declining and unimportant. Women and Aging surveys the evolving sociopolitical landscape in an era still struggling with gender and age discrimination. This insightful volume recasts familiar concepts such as social roles, appearance, health, sexuality and transition through the related lenses of empowerment/restraint and quality of life/well-being for a deeper understanding of the disparities that exist both with men and within their own gender. Two especially relevant questions emerge from this framework: how women over 60 are contributing to the current climate of societal change and how these positive developments can improve the lives of older women as a whole. Featured topics analyze the wider implications of older women's experiences as family members, sensual and sexual beings, drivers of economies and members of a diverse population worldwide: Older women, power and the body. Older women, economic power and consumerism. The impact of multiple roles on older women: Strain or enrichment? Older women, leadership and encore careers. Sexuality in older women: Desirability and desire. Lesbians over 60: Newer every day. Clinical interventions to empower older women. A significant advance in femi nist research, Women and Aging brings path-breaking perspectives to scholars in women’s studies, gerontology, psychology, sociology, social work and human development, whether they study women who have overcome barriers or those who need support in changing the rules.

Author : Evelyn R Rosenthal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317993063

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Women, Aging, and Ageism by Evelyn R Rosenthal Pdf

Here is a unique text that examines the lives of middle-aged and old women. Women, Aging and Ageism, in response to the lack of literature that focuses on aging women, presents timely and definitive research that illustrates the implications of ageism and sexism. This landmark volume challenges powerful myths and dangerous stereotypes and identifies the damaging restrictions that society forces upon aging women. In extending feminist research to middle and old age, the chapters taken together comprise a critique of the conditions of the last third of women’s lives. The authors use analytical tools and methodologies developed and modified by feminists to explore questions previously unasked. They focus on issues of deep concern to women at midlife and beyond, including the politics of reproduction, sexuality, social isolation, violence against women, equal opportunity, and the feminization of poverty.Women, Aging and Ageism is available for classroom adoption. Ideal for students and helping professionals working with middle-aged and old women and their families, this book provides models of effective interventions grounded in field research and clinical practice. For all readers concerned about middle-aged and old women and the quality of their lives, Women, Aging and Ageism is a rich resource filled with ideas and information and an affirmative new volume about the limitless possibilities of women’s achievement in midlife and old age.

Author : J. Brooks Bouson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783319317113

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Shame and the Aging Woman by J. Brooks Bouson Pdf

This book brings together the research findings of contemporary feminist age studies scholars, shame theorists, and feminist gerontologists in order to unfurl the affective dynamics of gendered ageism. In her analysis of what she calls “embodied shame,” J. Brooks Bouson describes older women’s shame about the visible signs of aging and the health and appearance of their bodies as they undergo the normal processes of bodily aging. Examining both fictional and nonfiction works by contemporary North American and British women authors, this book offers a sustained analysis of the various ways that ageism devalues and damages the identities of otherwise psychologically healthy women in our graying culture. Shame theory, as Bouson shows, astutely explains why gendered ageism is so deeply entrenched in our culture and why even aging feminists may succumb to this distressing, but sometimes hidden, cultural affliction.

Author : Barbara Macdonald,Cynthia Rich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Aged lesbians
ISBN : UCSC:32106017517886

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Look Me in the Eye by Barbara Macdonald,Cynthia Rich Pdf

This classic book deals with ageism, feminism, lesbian relationships and how society treats them. It combines personal experience of ageing with groundbreaking feminist theory. This new, expanded edition includes a tribute to Barbara Macdonald by Lise Weil. Barbara died at the age of 86 in June, 2000, and LOOK ME IN THE EYE shows the impact her work has had on understanding women and ageing.

Author : Jo Alexander
Publisher : CALYX Books
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0934971005

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Women and Aging by Jo Alexander Pdf

First and best anthology to address ageism from a feminist perspective

Author : Colette Browne
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020182320

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Women, Feminism, and Aging by Colette Browne Pdf

In this volume, Dr. Browne outlines a new vision for understanding older women and their place in society. The author draws together the major themes of feminist writers and thinkers and develops alternatives to the present "devaluing" of older women - reconceptualizing what growing older can mean to women. She suggests a number of strategies to improve the lives of older women and, ultimately, looks to a new epistemology of women and age for a more respectful vision of women - and men - in the later years. The volume's style will appeal to professionals and students in social work and sociology.

Author : Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum,Nancy C Davis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317764953

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Faces of Women and Aging by Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum,Nancy C Davis Pdf

Discover the diverse ways aging women attempt to deal with the universal challenges of loss, sickness, and death along with the problems of being old women in a society that values women mainly as sexual partners or producers of children. Old women are often seen as poor, powerless, and pitiful in our sexist and youth-oriented society. The truth is that women age much more successfully than do men and they are increasingly in the majority as our population ages. These truths and others are presented in Faces of Women and Aging--a collection written by women, a number of whom are themselves older women who bring their unique life experiences and personalities to the topic. This uplifting book emphasizes that middle and old age are merely stages of growth and development, not just seasons of loss and decline as the end approaches. A wealth of topics are covered in Faces of Women and Aging that broaden the reader’s awareness of the problems of women and aging including: how to maintain self-esteem in the face of sexism, ageism, and severe illness the problems of being single or divorced in the later years the problems of maintaining a good body image for older women in a society which values the young and the beautiful the additional difficulties of minority women, specifically lesbians and native American women increased dependency brought on by illness and loss of partners Faces of Women and Aging combines personal narratives that serve as reminders of the human beings behind statistics and case studies with theoretical observations which help therapists assist older women cope with the daily hardships as well as the more catastrophic problems of aging.

Author : Miriam Bernard
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780415189439

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Women Ageing by Miriam Bernard Pdf

This volume is primarily concerned with the lives of adult women and discusses key themes of identity; myths and reality and managing change. The book looks at the influence of ethnicity and race, disability and sexual orientation.

Author : Ellen Margaret Thomas Gee,Meredith M. Kimball
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Aging
ISBN : NWU:35556037892767

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Women and Aging by Ellen Margaret Thomas Gee,Meredith M. Kimball Pdf

Author : Paula Brown Doress,Jean Shapiro,Diana Laskin Siegal
Publisher : Fontana Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0006373704

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Ourselves, Growing Older by Paula Brown Doress,Jean Shapiro,Diana Laskin Siegal Pdf

Author : Germaine Greer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781408886397

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The Change by Germaine Greer Pdf

'A brilliant, gutsy, exhilarating, exasperating fury of a book' New York Times 'Germaine Greer has given women just the book they need for this time of their lives. Read it, pass it on, talk about it, disagree with it, keep the circle going' Washington Post The seminal, ground-breaking and controversial feminist text on the menopause, revised and updated When The Change was published in 1991, 'menopause' was a word of fear. Then, as now, expensive magazines advertised even more expensive anti-ageing preparations, none of which worked. Big pharma was pushing replacement hormones, but doctors were dragging their feet. Some women told horror stories of their experiences with replacement hormones; others called them lifesavers. Nobody knew why some women went through this change of life without difficulty. What was working for them, when other women were tormented almost to madness? It seemed that we were close to an answer to that question, but that was before large-scale studies revealed that the protective effects of hormone replacement had been vastly exaggerated; given the perceived increase in the risk of life-threatening disease, the studies had to be called off. Now more than ever, amid the clamour of online chatrooms and promotions for a vast array of alternative therapies, the individual woman has to manage her passage through menopause for herself. In The Change, Germaine Greer provides a common-sense guide to a very interesting and important stage of women's lives.

Author : Germaine Greer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781632869203

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The Change by Germaine Greer Pdf

An updated edition of Germaine Greer's revolutionary discussion of menopause, which the New York Times Book Review called "a brilliant, gutsy, exhilarating, bruising, exasperating fury of a book." A quarter of a century after the first publication of Germaine Greer's now canonical look at women's experience later in life, the renowned feminist and prolific author updates and expands her essential book, The Change. Despite improvements over the last few years, discussions about menopause are still hampered by a huge variance in conventional wisdom about what happens, when it happens, when it can be said to be over, and how to deal with it. After decades, the same misinformation and ineffective methods are still being widely touted and proliferating at an alarming rate due to the rise of the Internet. In this updated edition of her groundbreaking book, Greer debunks stubborn myths and presents a vital new perspective on the emotional and physical changes--including up-to-date medical details--women face today when they go through what's known as "the change." Greer also addresses cultural changes that surround female aging today, launching a clear and necessary protest against the notion that women should shrink into the background as they grow older. She argues that menopause marks the point in a woman's life when she should be able to stop apologizing and bask in the freedom and joy that come with her later years. Witty, wise, and timely, this new edition of The Change offers a crucial twenty-first-century guide to the change that every woman faces.