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Connection, Compromise, and Control

Canadian Women Discuss Midlife

by (author) Nancy Mandell, Susannah Wilson & Ann Duffy

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2008
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195417937
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $99.99

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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.

About the authors

Nancy J. Mandell is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

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ANN DUFFY teaches in the Department of Sociology at Brock University and is the author of several books and essays.

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