SELF-CONCEPTS OF LOW-INCOME OLDER WOMEN - NOT OLD OR POOR, BUT FORTUNATE AND BLESSED

Authors
BARUSCH AS
Citation
As. Barusch, SELF-CONCEPTS OF LOW-INCOME OLDER WOMEN - NOT OLD OR POOR, BUT FORTUNATE AND BLESSED, International journal of aging & human development, 44(4), 1997, pp. 269-282
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental","Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
International journal of aging & human development → ACNP
ISSN journal
00914150
Volume
44
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
269 - 282
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-4150(1997)44:4<269:SOLOW->2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This article examines the extent to which low-income older women defin e themselves in stigmatizing terms, then explores the strategies they use to preserve a positive sense of self. Instead of considering thems elves ''old'' or ''poor,'' the sixty-two women interviewed defined the mselves as ''fortunate'' and/or ''blessed.'' The ability to see onesel f as fortunate may be a significant component of successful aging.