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Author: Grace Baruch Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 1468478230 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 403
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The Study of Women In Midlife GRACE K. BARUCH AND JEANNE BROOKS-GUNN To describe the middle years-that relatively long span when one is neither young nor old-as a neglected period may no longer be accurate, given current scientific and popular interest in adult development and aging. But midlife is still too often seen merely as a kind of staging area on the way to old age, when one gathers one's forces and tries to stock up on assets-health, money, relationships-that will be needed for the rigors of the last phase of life. The middle years have been characterized more as a transition period than as a time of growth, satisfaction, and creativity. As this volume will show, although midlife is not without its difficulties, it is, for many women, a time of unexpected pleasure, even power. MAJOR THEMES A central theme of this volume is the impact of social change. The influence of economic conditions, of ideology, of the normative timing of such life events as age of marriage and childbearing, are addressed in many chapters from hlany different perspectives. Social changes are shown to have both negative and positive consequences. On the nega tive side, for example, the sex differential in life expectancy is a biosocial phenomenon that greatly restricts the availability of sexual partners-or, more precisely, heterosexual partners-for older women.
Author: Grace Baruch Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 1468478230 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 403
Book Description
The Study of Women In Midlife GRACE K. BARUCH AND JEANNE BROOKS-GUNN To describe the middle years-that relatively long span when one is neither young nor old-as a neglected period may no longer be accurate, given current scientific and popular interest in adult development and aging. But midlife is still too often seen merely as a kind of staging area on the way to old age, when one gathers one's forces and tries to stock up on assets-health, money, relationships-that will be needed for the rigors of the last phase of life. The middle years have been characterized more as a transition period than as a time of growth, satisfaction, and creativity. As this volume will show, although midlife is not without its difficulties, it is, for many women, a time of unexpected pleasure, even power. MAJOR THEMES A central theme of this volume is the impact of social change. The influence of economic conditions, of ideology, of the normative timing of such life events as age of marriage and childbearing, are addressed in many chapters from hlany different perspectives. Social changes are shown to have both negative and positive consequences. On the nega tive side, for example, the sex differential in life expectancy is a biosocial phenomenon that greatly restricts the availability of sexual partners-or, more precisely, heterosexual partners-for older women.
Author: Ada Calhoun Publisher: Grove Press ISBN: 0802147860 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 243
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The acclaimed author explores the hidden crises of Gen X women in this “engaging hybrid of first-person confession, reportage [and] pop culture analysis” (The New Republic). Ada Calhoun was married with children and a good career—and yet she was miserable. She thought she had no right to complain until she realized how many other Generation X women felt the same way. What could be behind this troubling trend? To find out, Calhoun delved into housing costs, HR trends, credit card debt averages, and divorce data. At every turn, she saw that Gen X women were facing new problems as they entered middle age—problems that were being largely overlooked. Calhoun spoke with women across America who were part of the generation raised to “have it all.” She found that most were exhausted, terrified about money, under-employed, and overwhelmed. And instead of being heard, they were being told to lean in, take “me-time,” or make a chore chart to get their lives and homes in order. In Why We Can’t Sleep, Calhoun opens up the cultural and political contexts of Gen X’s predicament. She offers practical advice on how to ourselves out of the abyss—and keep the next generation of women from falling in. The result is reassuring, empowering, and essential reading for all middle-aged women, and anyone who hopes to understand them.
Author: Jim Conway Publisher: Living Books ISBN: 9780842383837 Category : Married women Languages : en Pages : 0
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A carefully researched, compassionate volume of encouragement and direction for women coping with midlife. This book is equally helpful for counselors and families.
Author: Karen Blue Publisher: Universal-Publishers ISBN: 1581127197 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 189
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Stories of "unmarried American and Canadian women building better lives for themselves in Mexico's beautiful colonial villages."--Cover
Author: Susanne Schmidt Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022668699X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 283
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The phrase “midlife crisis” today conjures up images of male indulgence and irresponsibility—an affluent, middle-aged man speeding off in a red sports car with a woman half his age—but before it become a gendered cliché, it gained traction as a feminist concept. Journalist Gail Sheehy used the term to describe a midlife period when both men and women might reassess their choices and seek a change in life. Sheehy’s definition challenged the double standard of middle age—where aging is advantageous to men and detrimental to women—by viewing midlife as an opportunity rather than a crisis. Widely popular in the United States and internationally, the term was quickly appropriated by psychological and psychiatric experts and redefined as a male-centered, masculinist concept. The first book-length history of this controversial concept, Susanne Schmidt’s Midlife Crisis recounts the surprising origin story of the midlife debate and traces its movement from popular culture into academia. Schmidt’s engaging narrative telling of the feminist construction—and ensuing antifeminist backlash—of the midlife crisis illuminates a lost legacy of feminist thought, shedding important new light on the history of gender and American social science in the 1970s and beyond.
Author: Robyn Vickers-Willis Publisher: ISBN: 9780975704240 Category : Middle aged women Languages : en Pages : 235
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At no other time in society have there been so many women at midlife looking for new answers, new attitudes and new ways of being. This powerful, insightful book provides you with the tools to choose how to live the second half of life, and it offers you vital possibilities for meaningful and profound change. Picture this woman: she is aged between 35 and 50 and, although relatively content until recently, she is now experiencing bewildering feelings of sadness, anger and apathy, and a yearning for a different life. Robyn Vickers-Willis writes about the importance of adults living consciously from midlife and beyond. She believes that it is important for women to embrace these turbulent feelings, rather than ignore, sedate or run away from them. Through shared stories, metaphor, dreams and reflections, and based on a sound psychological framework, you are given a map, complete with all the signposts, so you can choose your unique path to a life full of personal meaning, new passions, aliveness and creativity. This valuable and engaging book is a practical resource for women experiencing important life changes and for health professionals working with women.
Author: Elinor Carucci Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC ISBN: 158093529X Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 133
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From acclaimed photographer Elinor Carucci, a vivid chronicle of one woman's passage through aging, family, illness, and intimacy. It is a period in life that is universal, at some point, to everyone, yet in our day-to-day and cultural dialogue, nearly invisible. Midlife is a moving and empathetic portrait of an artist at the point in her life when inexorable change is more apparent than ever. Elinor Carucci, whose work has been collected in the previous acclaimed volumes Closer (2002, 2009) and Mother (2013), continues her immersive and close-up examination of her own life in this volume, portraying this moment in vibrant detail. As one of the most autobiographically rigorous photographers of her generation, Carucci recruits and revisits the same members of her family that we have seen since her work gained prominence two decades ago. Even as we observe telling details--graying hair, the pressures and joys of marriage, episodes of pronounced illness, the evolution of her aging parents' roles as grandparents, her children's increasing independence--we are invited to reflect on the experiences that we all share contending with the challenges of life, love, and change.
Author: Breeda Birmingham Publisher: Orla Kelly Publishing ISBN: 9781914225673 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 220
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Midlife Women Rock takes a bold and courageous look at menopause and breaking the taboo and shame around this important phase of life which affects half the population. Breeda's passion and mission shine through in every page, empowering and supporting women to embrace this transition and use it as a time to take back control and enjoy the freedom and wisdom of this second stage of life. - Nicki Williams, - Happy Hormones for Life Provocative and compelling, Well- researched, Bold and courageous. Midlife Women Rock provides a map and compass for all along with tackling taboo shame and silence. The unique informal style, stories, conversations & interviews enclosed all help separate the myths about menopause from the facts and make it a very relatable read. The menopause story is changing and the world needs more people like Breeda stepping fully into their power and sharing the message of the transformative experience that menopause can be. Breeda speaks for all of us, through her own experience, with compassion, understanding and above all courage helping to change our 'normal' and make all our lives freer. Midlife Women Rock emerges from three years of researching the puzzle that is menopause, a highly significant phase of life that has silenced and shamed women for decades.
Author: Marilyn Sewell Publisher: Beacon Press ISBN: 9780807028254 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 236
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In twenty-seven personal and daring essays, some of our finest women writers examine the second half of their lives. They grapple with what age and life have taught them, contemplate their experiences, and reflect on where they have arrived. These are writers who get down and dirty, who have looked at themselves as they are, and at life as it is, to discover not only what time has taken from them but also the powerful gifts that only come with age and experience. Contributors include: Isabel Allende, Maya Angelou, M. F. K. Fisher, China Galland, Vivian Gornick, Germaine Greer, Erica Jong, Audre Lorde, Grace Paley, Alix Kates Shulman, Gloria Steinem, and Terry Tempest Williams.
Author: Grace Baruch
Author: Grace Baruch
Author: Ada Calhoun
Author: Jim Conway
Author: Karen Blue
Author: Susanne Schmidt
Author: Lillian B. Rubin
Author: Robyn Vickers-Willis
Author: Elinor Carucci
Author: Breeda Birmingham
Author: Marilyn Sewell