Women over 50

Psychological Perspectives

Varda Muhlbauer, Joan C. Chrisler (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2007
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-46340-7 (ISBN)

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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. This book analyzes the challenges, benefits, coping strategies, problems, and accomplishments associated with the midlife experience.

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.

Joan C. Chrisler is Professor of Psychology at Connecticut College, where she teaches courses on the psychology of women and health psychology. She has published dozens of journal articles and book chapters on women's health and embodiment, and she is particularly known for her work on menstruation and menopause, autoimmune disorders, body image, weight, and eating disorders. She has served as Editor of Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, and among her previous books are From Menarche to Menopause: The Female Body in Feminist Therapy, Lectures on the Psychology of Women, and Arming Athena: Career Strategies for Women in Academe. Varda Muhlbauer is a senior Lecturer in the Department of Management and Business Administration at the Academic College of Netanya, Israel. She has worked extensively over many years in teaching, researching, and consulting regarding women's issues from a feminist perspective. She was among the initiators of a pioneering center in Israel that conducted programs designed to advance women in the workplace and to aid women in distress. The center was based on principles of feminist social psychology and utilized cognitive-behavioral interventions.

Body Image Issues of Women Over 50.- Women and Sex at Midlife: Desire, Dysfunction, and Diversity.- Living Longer, Healthier Lives.- On the Move: Exercise, Leisure Activities, and Midlife Women.- The Well-being and Quality of Life of Women Over 50: A Gendered-Age Perspective.- Enjoying the Returns: Women’s Friendships After 50.- Contemporary Midlife Grandparenthood.- Women Over 50: Caregiving Issues.- Work and Retirement: Challenges and Opportunities for Women Over 50.- Empowerment: A Prime Time for Women Over 50.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.1.2007
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 206 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-387-46340-2 / 0387463402
ISBN-13	978-0-387-46340-7 / 9780387463407
Zustand	Neuware