| Mother Time: Women, Aging, and Ethics Contributor(s): Walker, Margaret Urban (Editor), Bartky, Sandra Lee (Contribution by), Callahan, Daniel (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0847692612 ISBN-13: 9780847692613 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: Fifteen original essays open up a novel area of inquiry: the distinctively ethical dimensions of women's experiences of and in aging. Contributors distinguished in the fields of feminist ethics and the ethics of aging explore assumptions, experiences, practices, and public policies that affect women's well-being and dignity in later life. The book brings to the study of women's aging a reflective dimension missing from the empirical work that has predominated to date. Ethical studies of aging have so far failed to emphasize gender. And feminist ethics has neglected older women, even when emphasizing other dimensions of difference. Finally work on aging in all fields has focused on the elderly, while this volume sees aging as an extended process of negotiating personal and social change. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 305.26 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.56" W x 8.7" (0.77 lbs) 301 pages |
| Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of original essays opens up a novel area of inquiry: the distinctively ethical dimension of women's experiences of aging. Fifteen distinguished contributors here explore assumptions, experiences, practices, and public policies that affect women's well-being and dignity in later life. The book brings to the study of women's aging a reflective dimension missing from the empirical work that has predominated to date. Ethical studies of aging have so far failed to emphasize gender. And feminist ethics has neglected older women, even when emphasizing other dimensions of 'difference.' Finally work on aging in all fields has focused on the elderly, while this volume sees aging as an extended process of negotiating personal and social change. |