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Older Women and Well-Being

A Global Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Mala Kapur Shankardass

    1. Independent International Consultant, New Delhi, India

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  • Focuses on the well-being of older women concerns from a contemporary perspective

  • Brings much needed attention to the largely unreported and lesser discussed topic of abuse against older women

  • Discusses universal issues of health and well-being from a gender lens

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Older Women: Global Concerns and Responses Toward Their Well-Being, Is a Serious Issue—An Introductory Note

    • Mala Kapur Shankardass
    Pages 1-6

  3. Beyond the Barriers of Aging—Coping, Caring, and Contributions of Older Women

    • Bhavika Thakkar
    Pages 7-30

  4. Women as Elder Caregivers in a Global Context

    • Lauren M. Bouchard, Lydia Manning, Michael J. Pessman
    Pages 31-43

  5. Understanding and Responding to the Needs of Older Women Who Have Experienced Mistreatment

    • Caroline Pelletier, Marie Beaulieu, Françoise le Borgne-Uguen
    Pages 45-69

  6. Health and Well-Being in Older Women: A Universal Issue

    • Meena Yadav
    Pages 71-94

  7. Depression in Elderly Women: Clinical Challenges

    • Avinash De Sousa
    Pages 95-108

  8. Older Women Killed by Their Partners: A Socio-Demographic Analysis and Risk Factors

    • Isabel Iborra-Marmolejo, Julie Van Hoey, María José Beneyto-Arrojo
    Pages 109-130

  9. Life World of the Oldest–Old Women from Phenomenological Persepective

    • S. Jayashree, K. Rajendra
    Pages 131-145

  10. Older Women in India: Differential Vulnerabilities and Empowerment Interventions

    • Archana Kaushik
    Pages 147-166

  11. WHO CARES? Challenges of Women Aging in Contemporary Indonesia

    • Mayling Oey-Gardiner
    Pages 167-201

  12. Plight of Older Americans: Insights into the Lives of African American Women

    • Sandhya Gupta, Navneet Kaur Baidwan
    Pages 203-210

  13. Older Women and Agism

    • Rosette Farrugia-Bonello
    Pages 211-226

  14. Dementia and Women—Global Concerns

    • Avinash De Sousa, Bhumika Shah
    Pages 227-237

  15. Negotiating with an Acquired Disability: Experiences of Elderly Women in Kashmir

    • Tania Farooq, Shazia Manzoor, Saima Farhad
    Pages 239-249

  16. Some Insights on the Living Arrangements and Quality of Life of Older Women

    • Smita Bammidi
    Pages 251-277

  17. Psychosocial Challenges of Older Women and Services to Facilitate Their Well-Being

    • Murli Desai
    Pages 279-299

  18. Project Nana: Seasoning Our Seasoned Women

    • Vanessa L. Hill, Vinu Ilakkuvan
    Pages 301-328

  19. The Status and Well-Being of Elderly Women Suffering from Dementia: Case Studies from Bengaluru

    • Sudeshna Mukherjee, Veena H. Kattegowdar
    Pages 329-357

  20. Women Workers in Informal Economy and Aging Concerns

    • Bharti Birla
    Pages 359-377
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About this book

This book provides deep insights into concerns related to the well-being in older women across the globe. Written by experts in the field, it explores social roles, health, quality of life/well-being, as well as concerns related to abuse and neglect, impacting the health of older women. It discusses important conditions for the holistic health of older women from different perspectives and provides practical guidelines towards improving the overall status of older women's well-being in society. The chapters analyze the wider implications of older women’s experiences as family members, drivers of economies and members of a diverse population worldwide.  Covering a focus which is applicable to countries across continents, whether developed or developing, the book has an overall appeal to academicians, health care, policy makers as well as researchers in areas such as aging, gerontology, social work and psychology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Independent International Consultant, New Delhi, India

    Mala Kapur Shankardass

About the editor

Mala Kapur Shankardass is a sociologist, gerontologist, health and development social scientist. She is a teacher, writer, researcher, consultant and an activist. She recently retired as Associate Professor from the University of Delhi, India. She has been involved with ageing studies since 1992 when she started postdoctoral work on ageing issues. She has done prestigious assignments with United Nations agencies and international as well as national institutions. She has participated in panel discussions, delivered keynote addresses and chaired sessions on ageing concerns with reputed organizations both in India and in abroad. She has been recognized for her work and contributions in gerontology across the world. She is editor of many books on ageing.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Older Women and Well-Being

  • Book Subtitle: A Global Perspective

  • Editors: Mala Kapur Shankardass

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4605-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4604-1Published: 25 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4607-2Published: 26 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-4605-8Published: 24 September 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 414

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cross Cultural Psychology, Health Psychology, Gender Studies

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