Midlife Myths and Realities: Women Reflect on Their Experiences

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 189-204

  Howell, Lynn C ^a   Beth, Amy ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Life experiences; Mid life women; Psychological development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLIMACTERIUM; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGING; ATTITUDE; CLIMACTERIC; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN;

EID: 0036984454     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v14n03_12     Document Type: Article

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