Research on the attitude toward aging and preparation for aging of women at middle and advanced ages

• Main Authors: Man-Tseng Hsu, 許嫚真
• Other Authors: Mei-Wen Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/cz5h36

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 社會教育學系 === 101 === Research on the attitude toward aging and preparation for aging of single women at middle and advanced ages English Abstract Thesis Advisor: Dr. Mei-Wen Wang Student: Man-Tseng Hsu The subject of thesis is based on the attitude toward aging and preparation for aging. I am going to discover the experience of single women at the advanced ages; understand what aging means to them and how they cope with aging through self experience of women at the middle and advanced ages. This thesis is done by qualitative research and judgmental sampling; target at wealthy but unmarried women at the age in the range of 40 – 65 through semi structured interviews and narrative analysis. The result is as below, 1.Because single unmarried women at middle and advanced ages are unwilling to avoid social conventional constraints, their physiologic behavior is to fulfill self-worth and therefore they tend to stay single in order to preserve self-integrity. 2.Attitude of Women at middle and advanced ages towards aging comprises physiology, psychology, and sociology; on the physiological side, they tend to be more pessimistic; on the psychological side, they are being positive that their body ages but their mind does not age and realize that death is one of the parts in one’s life so they have to cherish every moment of their lives; on the sociological side, they carry on the role of being a daughter and value the network of family and friends. 3.For preparation for aging, women at middle and advanced ages focus on finance, health, interpersonal relationship, and death. Mostly, they pay more attention to finance and health. Key Words: single women at middle and advanced ages, attitude toward aging, preparation for aging