
Connection, Compromise, and Control
Canadian Women Discuss Midlife
Oxford University Press, Canada
Published on 31. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-19-541793-7 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides discussion of the female life cycle based on in-depth interviews with 150 diverse women at various stages in their lives, including women from visible minorities, lesbians, women with disabilities, and women living in poverty. In this text, particular attention will be paid to issues of: baby boomers; the women's movement; work and economic security; caregiving; health and well-being; family and intimacy; and structure, culture, and agency. All the chapters underline the need for a new perspective that incorporates the historical and generational shifts in women's lives and their experience of aging.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-541793-7 (9780195417937)
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Persons
Nancy Mandell is Associate Professor in Sociology and Women's Studies at York University.
Mary Rubio is a Humanities Ph. D graduate from McMaster University. She is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph. Mary is a leading Montgomery scholar and has collaborated on writing and editing projects since 1975 at the University of Guelph with fellow professor, Elizabeth Waterston.
Ann Duffy is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Sociology at Brock University.
Mary Rubio is a Humanities Ph. D graduate from McMaster University. She is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph. Mary is a leading Montgomery scholar and has collaborated on writing and editing projects since 1975 at the University of Guelph with fellow professor, Elizabeth Waterston.
Ann Duffy is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Sociology at Brock University.
Author
Associate Professor, Dept of SociologyAssociate Professor, Dept of Sociology, York University
Professor, Faculty of Community ServicesProfessor, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University
Professor, Dept of SociologyProfessor, Dept of Sociology, Brock University
Content
Preface ; 1. Midlife Under Siege: Baby Boomers Confront Aging ; 2. Structure, Culture and Agency in the Study of Midlife Women ; 3. Midlife Women and the Women's Movement ; 4. Family and Intimacy: Looking for Connection ; 5. Caregiving: The Lifelong Compromise ; 6. Work and Economic Control ; 7. Health and Well-being ; 8. Conclusion: Ambivalence and an Ambiguous Future ; Appendix ; References ; Index