Table of Contents:
  • Body image issues of women over 50 / Joan C. Chrisler
  • Women and sex at midlife : desire, dysfunction, and diversity / Maureen C. McHugh
  • Living longer, healthier lives / Susan D. Lonborg and Cheryl B. Travis
  • On the move : exercise, leisure activities, and midlife women / Ruth L. Hall
  • The well-being and quality of life of women over 50 : a gendered-age perspective / Varda Muhlbauer
  • Enjoying the returns : women's friendships after 50 / Suzanna M. Rose
  • Contemporary midlife grandparenthood / Liat Kulik
  • Women over 50 : caregiving issues / Rosalie J. Ackerman and Martha E. Banks
  • Work and retirement : challenges and opportunities for women over 50 / Judith A. Sugar
  • Empowerment : a prime time for women over 50 / Florence L. Denmark and Maria D. Klara.