Older Women in Poverty

Books
Written By Amanda Barusch

A landmark early book examining the economic realities, health challenges, and policy implications of poverty among older women in America.

  • Type – book

  • Publisher – Springer Publishing Company

  • Publication Date – January 1, 1994

  • Format(s) – hardback

  • Available at – Amazon

  • Abstract / Synopsis – Based on interviews with low-income older women, this book explores how poverty shapes health, caregiving, and daily life in later years. It examines the structural and policy forces that contribute to economic insecurity among aging women.

ENDORSEMENTS
An Outstanding Resource

“An outstanding resource, written by one of the brightest of the social studies researchers.”

—M. Radston

Informed & Creative

“Excellent illustrations of the impact of poverty on issues such as self-concept, coping skills, caregiving, and cognitive responses of women born or drawn into poverty … the book extends the research toward an action agenda that is both informed and creative.”

—Rosario Torres Raines
Texas A&M, writing for the Journal of Applied Gerontology

Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch has worked as a janitor, exotic dancer, editor, and college professor. She lives in the American West, where she spends as much time as possible on dirt paths. She has an abiding disdain for boundaries and adores ambiguity. Amanda has published eight books of non-fiction, a few poems, and a growing number of short stories. Aging Angry is her first work of creative non-fiction. She uses magical realism to explore deep truths of the human experience in this ever-changing world.

https://www.amandabarusch.com
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