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Author:   Isabella Paoletti (CRIS (Social Research and Intervention Center), Italy)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.730kg
ISBN:  

9781032261157

ISBN 10:   1032261153
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   30 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Part I: Focusing on Age and Sex Discrimination in Europe 1. Introduction: Older women in Europe and their Rights 2. Dismissed and Invisible: How Human Rights Law’s Treatment of Age Discrimination Reflects the Reality of Older Women’s Experiences in Europe 3. Economic Security of Women in Old Age: The Practice of the Gender Equity under Conditions of Pension Gaps and Feminisation of Households in Old Age in Europe 4. Drawing Attention to the Oldest Old Women Part II: Discrimination versus Inclusion and Protagonism: Some Examples from Various European Countries 5. From Invisibility to Empowerment: The Narratives of Older Women in Moggach’s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 6. Older Women’s Portrayal in Recent TV Commercials in Romania: Old, Reversed, and New Stereotypes 7. Grandmothers’ Agency in Care of Grandchildren during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey 8. Struggles, Social Capital and Transformation: The Experiences of Older Women in Late-Life Learning 9. The Importance of Remembering that Leisure is (also) a Human Right for the Older People: Contributions From Older Portuguese Women Who Joined a Leisure Group 10. Older Women and their Opportunities to Participate in Culture, Creativity and the Arts in Later Life 11. Reimagining Older Women: From Followers to Active Community Leadership 12. Conclusion: Rethinking Ageing Societies

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Isabella Paoletti, PhD is a researcher at CRIS (Social Research and Intervention Center), Perugia, Italy. Her research interests are informed by discourse analysis, ethnomethodology and ethnography. She has published extensively on gender and ageing; her publications include Being an Older Woman: A Study in the Social Production of Identity (2020, reprint).

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