Women over 50 : psychological perspectives

Women over 50 : psychological perspectives / edited by Varda Muhlbauer and Joan C. Chrisler.

Other author/creator	Mühlbauer, Varda.
Other author/creator	Chrisler, Joan C.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Springer, 2007.
Description	xiii, 207 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Middle-aged women. Middle-aged women--Psychology. Middle age. Women--Psychology. Women--Health and hygiene. Human Development. Life change events. Mental health. Middle Aged--psychology. Women--psychology. Middle Aged.

Spine title	Women over fifty
Contents	Body image issues of women over 50 / Joan C. Chrisler -- Women and sex at midlife : desire, dysfunction, and diversity / Maureen C. McHugh -- Living longer, healthier lives / Susan D. Lonborg and Cheryl B. Travis -- On the move : exercise, leisure activities, and midlife women / Ruth L. Hall -- The well-being and quality of life of women over 50 : a gendered-age perspective / Varda Muhlbauer -- Enjoying the returns : women's friendships after 50 / Suzanna M. Rose -- Contemporary midlife grandparenthood / Liat Kulik -- Women over 50 : caregiving issues / Rosalie J. Ackerman and Martha E. Banks -- Work and retirement : challenges and opportunities for women over 50 / Judith A. Sugar -- Empowerment : a prime time for women over 50 / Florence L. Denmark and Maria D. Klara.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2006938388
ISBN	9780387463407
ISBN	0387463402
ISBN	9780387463414 (eISBN)
ISBN	0387463410 (eISBN)