Older women and the health care system: a time for change |
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Authors: | McCandless N J Conner F P |
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Institution: | Department of Sociology and Anthropology, State University of West Georgia, USA. |
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Abstract: | In spite of women's active involvement in a woman's health care movement, the mainline health care system continues to hold tight to its androcentric focus. If women are to be subjected to a health care system that employs sexist and ageist practices, the quality of life in their later years will continue to be jeopardized. The purpose of this paper is to first, recognize the existing health care practices which limit the health care opportunities and choices of older women; and secondly, to discuss how such basic feminist principles as education, egalitarianism, empowerment, and inclusion can be used to improve an older woman's experience. |
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