Women and Aging : : A Guide to the Literature / / Helen Rippier Wheeler.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Wheeler, Helen Rippier,
• MitwirkendeR: Butler, Robert N.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 p.)

More than two thousand bibliographic entries and extensive cross-references make Women and Aging: A Guide to the Literature a valuable resource for anyone interested in women’s studies, gerontology, and related subjects. A notable feature of the guide is its inclusion of journal articles, book chapters, essays, and doctoral dissertations, as well as complete books. All book entries are annotated. Information regarding specific definitions, the relevance of topics, and related research interests is interspersed throughout. Each of the thirteen chapters begins with a list of topics covered, followed by the entries themselves organized alphabetically within each topic. An introductory chapter includes a helpful "How-to," while the concluding chapter provides guidance in researching the field. In-depth subject and author indexes allow the user to identify specific areas of interest quickly and easily.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Gerontology and Women’s Aging -- 2 Psychological Perspectives on Women’s Aging -- 3 Sociological Perspectives on Women’s Aging -- 4 Economic Issues and Middle-Aged and Older Women -- 5 Living Arrangements -- 6 Mid-Life and Women -- 7 Old Age and Women -- 8 Ageism/Sexism -- 9 Cross-Cultural and International Perspectives on Women’s Aging -- 10 Creativity and Productivity -- 11 Biography: Diaries, Journals, Letters, Memoirs, Oral Histories and Testimonies, Personal Narratives -- 12 Fiction and Poetry by and About Women as They Age -- 13 Women Studies and the Aging of Females: Locating Additional Sources -- Notes -- Indexes -- About the Book