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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Historical and Theoretical Perspectives Sexism and Ageism | |
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Images of Middle-Aged and Older Women: Historical, Cultural, and Personal | |
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Witches, Widows, Wives, and Workers: The Historiography of Older Women in America | |
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Images of Aging Women through the Years | |
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Sagacious, Sinful, or Superfluous?: The Social Construction of Older Women | |
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Economic Issues The Economic Status of Older Women | |
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Middle-Aged and Older Women in the Work Force | |
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Retirement and Women | |
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Health, Psychological, and Living Issues | |
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The Health of Older Women: A Diverse Experience | |
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Developmental Models of Midlife and Aging in Women: Metaphors for Transcendence and for Individuality in Community | |
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Life Satisfaction and Older Women: Factor Structure Consistency among Age Cohorts | |
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Reminiscence among Older Women | |
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Curl<$$$> Suicidal Behavior in Middle-Aged and Older Women | |
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Women Survivors: The Oldest Old | |
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Religion and Faith Development of Older Women | |
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Voluntarism Among Older Women | |
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Living Arrangements for Midlife and Older Women | |
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Racial, Ethnic, and Demographic Issues Midlife and Older Black Women | |
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Hidden Lives: Aging and Contemporary American Indian Women | |
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Hennessy Issues and Trends Affecting Asian Americans, Women, and Aging | |
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Chicanas and Aging: Toward Definitions of Womanhood | |
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Rural Older Women | |
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Relationships Family Relationships of Midlife and Older Women | |
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Single Women in Later Life | |
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Friendship Patterns Among Older Women | |
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Older Women and the Experience of Widowhood | |
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Women and Caregivers for the Elderly | |
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Fathers, Daughters, and Caregiving: Perspectives from Psychoanalysis and Life-Course Social Science | |
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Conclusions and Research Implications | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |