50+ women in Poland. Between social challenges and health capabilities Cover Image

Kobiety 50+ w Polsce. Między wyzwaniami społecznymi a możliwościami zdrowotnymi
50+ women in Poland. Between social challenges and health capabilities

Author(s): Antonina Ostrowska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: 50+ women; ageing process; health; social position

Summary/Abstract: The article presents women’s ageing process in Poland as a biological, health, psychological and sociocultural process. It also points out some of the differences in relation to men’ ageing. The object of a detailed study is the situation of women in the age group of 51–60, i.e. in the period when women of “mature age” start to transform to “elderly ones”. This period is particularly interesting both because of the women’s feelings and the social pressure to which they are subjected.

  • Issue Year: VII/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 97-114
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish