Screen LibraryHandbook on women and aging
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Praeger,
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| Publisher Address: | Westport, Conn. |
| Publication Dates: | 2001. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xix, 484 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0275973182 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: | D771.286.8-62 |
| Call Number: | D771.286.8-62/H236 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. I. Historical and theoretical perspectives. Sexism and ageism / Erdman B. Palmore -- Images of middle-aged and older women : historical, cultural, and personal / Susan R. Sherman -- Witches, widows, wives, and workers : the historiography of elderly women in America / Carole Haber -- Images of aging women through the ages / Mary Grizzard -- Sagacious, sinful, or superfluous? : the social construction of older women / Elizabeth W. Markson. II. Economic issues. The economic status of older women / Rose M. Rubin -- Middle-aged and older women in the work force / John C. Rife --Retirement and wo |