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| Project title |
Women in
their fifties: wellbeing, ageing and anticipation of ageing |
| Funding details |
Funder: Divisional
Awards Scheme, Division of Sociology
and Social Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Research
team |
Professor Linda
McKie, Dr Kathryn Backett-Milburn, Dr Laura Airey |
| Dates |
March-November
2003 |
| Type of project |
Completed research
project |
| Keywords |
Older women, ageing |
| Project
description |
This small qualitative study
explored the everyday experiences of women aged 50-59 –
a topic area in which there has been little previous research.
The study focused on the opportunities and challenges facing
fifty-something women in a range of different social and economic
circumstances.
The Study
Nineteen women from a range of different socio-economic and
family circumstances took part in the study. They were recruited
via flyers advertising the project, which the researchers handed
out to passers-by at two sites in central Glasgow: a women’s
health centre (The Sandyford Initiative) and the St Enoch Shopping
Centre. Eleven of the women took part in discussion groups,
and eight were interviewed individually. Interviews were tape-recorded
and transcribed. Interview topics included: women’s perceptions
of changes and continuities in their lives over time; their
current experiences of health and illness; their thoughts and
plans for the future, and their views about ageing. |
Publications/
dissemination |
Full
report
CRFR
Briefing |
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