| Contents |
Introduction : accomplishments of women as they age / J. Dianne Garner, Susan O. Mercer -- Older women : a global view / Susan O. Mercer, J. Dianne Garner, Jean Findley -- A sociological perspective on women and aging as the millennium turns / Susan A. McDaniel -- Women and aging : a psychological perspective / Susan Gaylord -- Social work practice with women as they age / Toba Schwaber Kerson -- Mental health of elderly women / Virginia E. Richardson -- Ethnic minority women as they age / M. Jocelyn Armstrong -- Older women's relationships : weaving lives together / Karen A. Roberto --Grandmothers raising grandchildren : parenting the second time around / Nancy J. Harm -- Sexuality and intimacy for aging women : a changing perspective / Susan Rice -- Long-term care and the new millennium / Jerry G. Stevenson -- The end of aging : women and death / N. Jane McCandless, Ann W. Gustin -- Public policy effects on the health care of older women : who is in charge? / Lou Ann B. Jorgensen -- A practical resource guide / Jeannie Teske, Peter Cote -- Conclusion : empowerment and self-determination / J. Dianne Garner, Susan O. Mercer -- Animal wisdom [poem] / Carolyn Coburn Tragesser. |
