01639 a2200253 4500 1864489960 20250317100353.0 250312041999GB eng 9781864489965 Taylor & Francis GBP 41.99 BB 01 eng JHB thema JHB bic SOC000000 bisac SOC026000 bisac 305.26 bisac Susan Feldman Certain Age Women growing older 1 Oxford Routledge 19991001 224 p Older women run their own businesses. Older women go to aerobics classes. Older women fall in love. In fact, older women have active lives and make a major contribution to the community despite the the public assumption that they are past their use-by date. A Certain Age explores the public and private worlds of older women. Challenging the emphasis on declining health in other studies of ageing, it looks at the interactions between older women and family, friends and the community, as well as their work and leisure activities. The authors discuss the factors that are important in older woman's lives such as home, menopause, fitness, learning, widowhood and intimacy. They show that many older women maintain good health and an independent lifestyle while others experience barriers that prevent them from continuing to be active members of their community. A Certain Age is valuable reading for anyone who works with older people, develops programs or policies for older people, or is interested in the experience of growing older. 385 385