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Page 19
... women who are individuals as well as couples . Women live on average seven years longer than men . Women over sixty - five are six times more likely to live alone than are men . Surely we can devise more imagina- tive responses to these ...
... women who are individuals as well as couples . Women live on average seven years longer than men . Women over sixty - five are six times more likely to live alone than are men . Surely we can devise more imagina- tive responses to these ...
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... women approach their own aging with fear and dread . Look at the most familiar misconceptions that are widely held : to be old is to be sick , lonely , poor , useless , finished , sexless . These descriptions do fit some of the nation's ...
... women approach their own aging with fear and dread . Look at the most familiar misconceptions that are widely held : to be old is to be sick , lonely , poor , useless , finished , sexless . These descriptions do fit some of the nation's ...
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... Women will continue to comprise a large majority of older persons , particularly after eighty - five . But we can expect very different types of older women . They will be more independent , more financially secure , more likely to have ...
... Women will continue to comprise a large majority of older persons , particularly after eighty - five . But we can expect very different types of older women . They will be more independent , more financially secure , more likely to have ...
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Toward an Ethic for the Third | 12 |
Meditation and Prayer | 46 |
The Gift of Wisdom | 63 |
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