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| Meaning and centrality of caring activities among older women | | Author(s) | Joanne Altschuler |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 13, no 3, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 79-100 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Women as carers ; Personality ; Attitude ; Interviewing ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Interviews were conducted with 53 ethnically and economically diverse women aged 55 to 84 from the Greater Los Angeles Area, to explore the meaning and conditions of caring activities for older women. The interview guide contained open-ended questions regarding the process of taking on caring activities and the centrality of care to personal identity. Past activities were automatically assumed, in contrast to the present experience of choice. Caring activities provided meaning and continuity throughout the life course. Participants reported becoming more self-protective over the life course, and offered seven explanations for their increased ability to be self-protective. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011207210 A |
| Classmark | BD: P6:SH: DK: DP: 3DL: 7T |
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