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| The nature and meaning of identity in retired professional women | | Author(s) | Lisa Borrero, Tina M Kruger |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 27, no 4, October-December 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, October-December 2015 |
| Pages | pp 309-329 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Retired persons ; Older women ; Personality ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The authors sought to understand the complex experience of retirement and the meaning of identity for women who had recently retired from a professional career. Using qualitative methods, including photo elicitation, diary-keeping, and two in-depth interviews with each of six women, a fluid description of the meaning of identity in a small, homogenous sample of retired professional women was constructed. Salient themes included: consistency of significant identity components from work to retirement; the importance of social connectedness; engagement in continued learning; involvement in aspects of former work roles; and the importance of helping others. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150619208 A |
| Classmark | BB6: BD: DK: 3DP: 7T |
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