Secret paths : women in the new midlife / Terri Apter.
Secret paths : women in the new midlife / Terri Apter.
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c1995.
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N305.4/72
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Language
English
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Physical content
347 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Preface: Secret Paths -- Introduction: Crisis of a New Breed -- 1. Redefining Beauty and Reclaiming Power -- 2. Traditional Women: Changing Times, Changing Conflicts -- 3. Innovative Women: Plans, Pressures, and Resistance -- 4. Expanding Horizons and Radical Changes -- 5. Protesting Women: Creating...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c1995.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
Drawing on detailed interviews with women in their forties and fifties, Apter finds that women in midlife undergo a series of changes through which they develop a newly powerful sense of their own identity. She sees midlife as a time when women gain greater control over their decisions and a strengthened sense of their potential. While other writer...
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Secret paths : women in the new midlife / Terri Apter.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-347).
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c1995.
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N305.4/72
Record Identifier
74VMBdepmmXg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMBdepmmXg
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ISBN
0393315002 (pbk.)
9780393037661
0393037665
9780393315004 (pbk.)
DDC
305.4
MMS ID
991002293119702626
