Pandora's box : looking into the conditions of ageing single women in Mindanao / / by Jennifer M. Arbiol

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814810103321
• Autore: Arbiol Jennifer M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-4438-5962-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (126 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.8153091821
• Soggetti: Single women - Social conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents the stories of 10 single women who are in their old age and have never been married, and explores the psychological conditions of these women. Specifically, it discusses issues pertaining to their self-concepts, mental states, and coping strategies. It also examines the women's recollections of childhood memories, family history, experiences with death, and their thoughts on the meaning of life. Pandora's Box: Looking into the Conditions of Ageing Single Women in Mindanao sheds light on the physiological and psychological changes that the women experienced in their late adul