Women over 50 (eBook)

Joan C. Chrisler is Professor of Psychology at Connecticut College, where she teaches courses on the psychology of women and health psychology. She has published dozens of journal articles and book chapters on women's health and embodiment, and she is particularly known for her work on menstruation and menopause, autoimmune disorders, body image, weight, and eating disorders. She has served as Editor of Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, and among her previous books are From Menarche to Menopause: The Female Body in Feminist Therapy, Lectures on the Psychology of Women, and Arming Athena: Career Strategies for Women in Academe.Varda Muhlbauer is a senior Lecturer in the Department of Management and Business Administration at the Academic College of Netanya, Israel. She has worked extensively over many years in teaching, researching, and consulting regarding women's issues from a feminist perspective. She was among the initiators of a pioneering center in Israel that conducted programs designed to advance women in the workplace and to aid women in distress. The center was based on principles of feminist social psychology and utilized cognitive-behavioral interventions.

Preface
Mary Gergen Introduction
Varda Muhlbauer and Joan C. Chrisler 1. Body Image Issues of Women over 50
Joan C. Chrisler 2. Women and Sex at Midlife: Desire, Definition, and Diversity
Maureen C. McHugh 3. Living Longer, Healthier Lives
Susan D. Lonborg and Cheryl B. Travis 4. On the Move: Exercise, Leisure Activities, and Midlife Women
Ruth L. Hall 5. The Well-being and Quality of Life of Women over 50: A Gendered Age Perspective
Varda Muhlbauer 6. Enjoying the Returns: Women's Friendships after 50
Suzanna M. Rose 7. Contemporary Midlife Grandparenthood
Liat Kulik 8. Women over 50: Caregiving Issues
Rosalie J. Ackerman and Martha E. Banks 9. Work and Retirement: Challenges and Opportunities for Women over 50
Judith A. Sugar 10. Empowerment: A Prime Time for Women over 50
Florence L. Denmark and Maria D. Klara