| Description |
xv, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front lines / Jessie Allen -- Women in our aging society : the demographic outlook / Cynthia M. Taeuber and Jessie Allen -- Caring too much? American women and the nation's caregiving crisis / Susan E. Foster and Jack A. Brizius -- Years gained and opportunities lost : women and healthcare in aging America / Jo-Ann Lamphere-Thorpe and Robert J. Blendon -- Preventive medical care : targeting elderly women in an aging society / Marianne C. Fahs -- Resiliency amidst in equity : older women workers in an aging United States / Paula Rayman, Kimberly Allshouse and Jessie Allen -- Race, poverty, and women's aging / Julianne Malveaux -- Expanding social roles for older women / Ruth Harriet Jacobs -- Caring work and gender equity in an aging society / Jessie Allen -- Meeting the challenge : implications for policy and practice / Alan Pifer. |
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Middle-aged women -- Social conditions.
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Middle-aged women -- Economic conditions.
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Middle-aged women -- Government policy.
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Caregivers.
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| Added Author |
Allen, Jessie, 1957-
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Pifer, Alan J.
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| ISBN |
0877665745 (cloth : alk. paper) : $22.95 |
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0877665753 (paper : alk. paper) |
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