Women and aging : transending the myths /

Gannon's purpose in writing Women and Aging is to bring a feminist analysis to the study of current knowledge of middle-aged and elderly women. The book is divided into chapters covering the issues surrounding psychological well-being, physical well-being, menopause, sexuality, cardiovascular health, and osteoporosis. Gannon concludes that good health is related to "access to or control of resources sufficient to enable a life beyond mere survival ... such resources allow the basic necessities of well-being: knowledge of health risks and health strategies through education; environments free of violence and pollution; nutritious food; quality health care; and experiences of personal control and efficacy." She argues that differential access to such resources is the basis for gender, ethnic, and racial variability in well-being. Upper-division undergraduates and above. C. Adamsky; University of New Hampshire