Julie Byles,Meredith Tavener,Ian Robinson et al.
Julie Byles et al.
This quantitative research study uses survey data of women born between 1946 and 1951 in Australia. It follows earlier work that identified the importance of transitions from work for women of the baby boomer generation. We provide importan...
Wrinkles and sagging flesh: exploring transformations in women's sexual body image [0.03%]
皱纹与松弛:探究女性性身体形象的转变
Beth Montemurro,Meghan M Gillen
Beth Montemurro
In American society, the sexually desirable woman is young and thin. Changes associated with aging such as wrinkled skin or weight gain often bring women further from societal ideals of attractiveness. As physical appearance is very much re...
Comparative Study
Journal of women & aging. 2013;25(1):3-23. DOI:10.1080/08952841.2012.720179 2013
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J Dianne Garner
J Dianne Garner
Dealing with complexity in research processes and findings: how do older women negotiate and challenge images of aging? [0.03%]
应对研究过程和结果中的复杂性:老年女性是如何协商和挑战衰老形象的?
Susan Hogan,Lorna Warren
Susan Hogan
The Representing Self-Representing Ageing initiative has been funded by the ESRC as part of the New Dynamics of Ageing cross-council research program. It has consisted of four projects with older women using visual research methods and part...
The emotional significance of affective inequalities and why they are important to women in old age [0.03%]
情感不平等的意义及其为何对老年女性重要
Loretta Crawley,Kathleen Lynch
Loretta Crawley
Affective inequality is neglected in the study of old age. Using an egalitarian analysis, this article shows how affective inequalities matter to older women. Findings from the first author's PhD study explain the emotional significance of ...
Grandmothers offering regular auxiliary care for their grandchildren: an expression of generativity in later life? [0.03%]
经常性地给予孙辈辅助照料:晚年生活中的代际支持还是人生任务?
Feliciano Villar,Montserrat Celdrán,Carme Triadó
Feliciano Villar
The study explores the meaning that grandmothers who offer regular childcare attach to that experience and the extent to which the notion of generativity might explain the meaning of the experience of caring for a grandchild. Twenty-four Sp...
Deborah H Charbonneau
Deborah H Charbonneau
More women are frequently referring to the Internet for health information, yet the readability of information about menopause on the Internet has not been widely studied. To address this gap, this study examined the readability of informat...
Common factors that enhance the quality of life for women living in their own homes or in aged care facilities [0.03%]
提高居家和养老院女性生活质量的共同因素
Lee Chin,Susan Quine
Lee Chin
A qualitative study of older women living in their own homes and older women living in aged care facilities found that the concerns of the women living in their own homes were the realities of life for the residents in the aged care facilit...
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J Dianne Garner
J Dianne Garner
Natalie D Pope,Stacey Kolomer,Anne P Glass
Natalie D Pope
Approximately 52 million Americans provide informal (unpaid) care to a family member or friend who is disabled or ill. The most common informal caregiving relationship is that of an adult child providing assistance to an aging parent. This ...