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- catalog abstract "All women, regardless of race, face a greater risk of poverty in their later years than elderly men, chiefly as a result of social biases and the failure of public policy. In this volume, the author presents her findings from an extensive study of low-income older women from around the country and features the detailed life stories of seven selected women. In examining central aspects of the respondents' private lives, the author describes the impact of poverty on self-concept, daily coping strategies, marriage, and caregiving. This text offers recommendations for policy changes that are desperately needed to prevent and to ameliorate poverty among older women and examines the role of older women in social reform. Academics, students, policymakers, researchers, and professionals in sociology and social gerontology will find this volume a valuable resource.".
- catalog contributor b7488098.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "10. Conclusion: Social Reform and Low-Income Older Women. Summary of Key Findings. Toward Solutions: Agenda and Process. Older Women and Social Change. Personal Victories and Societal Failures -- Appendix A: Resources for Activists. I. Advocacy Organizations. II. Government Reports. III. Guide to Congress, 1993-94. IV. Communicating with the President -- Appendix B: Methodology. The Sampling Procedure. The Respondents. The Interviews. The Data Analysis. On Giving and Getting.".
- catalog description "All women, regardless of race, face a greater risk of poverty in their later years than elderly men, chiefly as a result of social biases and the failure of public policy. In this volume, the author presents her findings from an extensive study of low-income older women from around the country and features the detailed life stories of seven selected women.".
- catalog description "In examining central aspects of the respondents' private lives, the author describes the impact of poverty on self-concept, daily coping strategies, marriage, and caregiving.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-201) and index.".
- catalog description "The Marriage Experience. Divorce and Death. Remarriage. Advice from Respondents -- 5. Caring for Others. Gender and Caring. Caring Today. The Caring Experience -- 6. Women's Work: A Life-Span Perspective. Brief History of Women in the U.S. Labor Force. Respondent Work Histories. Occupational Segregation in the U.S. Labor Market. Policy Remedies: Pay Equity, Family Leave, Child Care, and Pension Regulation -- 7. Housing, Homes, and Homelessness. Major Federal Housing Programs. Recent Developments in Housing Access. Respondents' Housing Arrangements and Household Composition. Safety -- 8. Health and Health Care. Health Status of Older Women. Financing Health Care. Respondents' Health Status and Health Experiences. Coping with Health Limitations. Respondents' Health Care Agenda. Health Care Reform and Low-Income Older Women -- 9. Income and Public Income Support Programs. Public Income Supports. Respondents' Income Supports. Policy Remedies. Preventive Strategies. Remedial Measures.".
- catalog description "This text offers recommendations for policy changes that are desperately needed to prevent and to ameliorate poverty among older women and examines the role of older women in social reform. Academics, students, policymakers, researchers, and professionals in sociology and social gerontology will find this volume a valuable resource.".
- catalog extent "xxxvii, 228 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Older women in poverty.".
- catalog identifier "0826179606".
- catalog isFormatOf "Older women in poverty.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Springer Pub. Co.,".
- catalog relation "Older women in poverty.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "305.4 20".
- catalog subject "Aged United States.".
- catalog subject "HQ 1064 .U5 B295o 1994".
- catalog subject "HQ1064.U5 B285 1994".
- catalog subject "Older women Government policy United States.".
- catalog subject "Older women United States Economic conditions.".
- catalog subject "Older women United States Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "Poverty United States.".
- catalog subject "Public Policy United States.".
- catalog subject "Socioeconomic Factors United States.".
- catalog subject "Women United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "10. Conclusion: Social Reform and Low-Income Older Women. Summary of Key Findings. Toward Solutions: Agenda and Process. Older Women and Social Change. Personal Victories and Societal Failures -- Appendix A: Resources for Activists. I. Advocacy Organizations. II. Government Reports. III. Guide to Congress, 1993-94. IV. Communicating with the President -- Appendix B: Methodology. The Sampling Procedure. The Respondents. The Interviews. The Data Analysis. On Giving and Getting.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Marriage Experience. Divorce and Death. Remarriage. Advice from Respondents -- 5. Caring for Others. Gender and Caring. Caring Today. The Caring Experience -- 6. Women's Work: A Life-Span Perspective. Brief History of Women in the U.S. Labor Force. Respondent Work Histories. Occupational Segregation in the U.S. Labor Market. Policy Remedies: Pay Equity, Family Leave, Child Care, and Pension Regulation -- 7. Housing, Homes, and Homelessness. Major Federal Housing Programs. Recent Developments in Housing Access. Respondents' Housing Arrangements and Household Composition. Safety -- 8. Health and Health Care. Health Status of Older Women. Financing Health Care. Respondents' Health Status and Health Experiences. Coping with Health Limitations. Respondents' Health Care Agenda. Health Care Reform and Low-Income Older Women -- 9. Income and Public Income Support Programs. Public Income Supports. Respondents' Income Supports. Policy Remedies. Preventive Strategies. Remedial Measures.".
- catalog title "Older women in poverty : private lives and public policies / Amanda Smith Barusch.".
- catalog type "text".