Centre for Policy on Ageing



Feminist gerontology and the life course — policy, research and teaching issues
Author(s)	Nancy Hooyman, Colette V Browne, Ruth Ray
Journal title	Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol 22, no 4, 2002
Pages	pp 3-26
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Life span ; Ageing process ; Women's movement ; Teaching methods ; United States of America.
Annotation	Feminist gerontology is grounded in feminist theory and critical gerontology, and focuses on power relations and intersecting oppressions across the life course. In this article, the authors identify and discuss the central tenets of a feminist gerontological perspective, focusing on the lives of ageing women in terms of research and policy issues regarding caregiving, work and retirement. The authors suggest alternative and expanded research and teaching methods that counter feminist blind spots on age, as well as gerontology's blind spots where older women are concerned. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021101205 A
Classmark	BD: BG6: BG: SH:TM8: VB: 7T
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing

...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing.