In Her Prime: NEW VIEWS OF MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252062043 ISBN 13: 9780252062049

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 1991

Synopsis

What does it mean to be a middle-aged woman, whether in tribal and peasant societies or in the industrialized world? Typically, according to contributors to this book, it means greater freedom, sometimes including greater sexual freedom, more authority, and opportunities for social recognition. A unique collection of articles about middle-aged women in different cultures around the world, this expanded and updated volume contains two new chapters.
From reviews of the first edition
"Punctures a myth which has become as pervasive as it is pernicious."
-- Newsweek
"In traditional cultures, some women benefit from aging."
-- New York Times Magazine
"The range and quality of data on middle-aged women presented in one volume make this book a treasure."
-- Contemporary Sociology

About this title

About the Author:

VIRGINIA KERNS is a professor of anthropology at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the author of Women and the Ancestors: Black Carib Kinship and Ritual and a coeditor of In Her Prime: New Views of Middle-Aged Women.

Brown is a professor of Anthropology at Oakland University.

Review:

"The range and quality of data on middle-aged women presented in one volume make this book a treasure." -- Contemporary Sociology. "A compelling case for the potential for elation and elevated status in midlife." -- Journal of Women and Aging

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0252062043
• ISBN 13: 9780252062049
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Kerns Virginia, Brown Judith K