Browsing Strategic Growth Area: Equity and Social Disparity in the Human Condition (ESDHC) by Issue Date
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Gender Inequality and the Division of Household Labor in the United States and Sweden: A Socialist-Feminist Approach
(University of California Press, 1991-02)In this paper, we offer a socialist-feminist framework for exploring the persistence of gender inequality in the division of household labor. The inconsistent results generated by the relative resources, gender-role ideology, ... -
Gender Disparity in Third World Technological, Social, and Economic Development
(Epsilon Pi Tau and Virginia Tech Libraries, 2001)Despite their seemingly intractable problems, Third World countries have made remarkable progress in improving the well-being of their people in recent decades… A troubling concern, however, is the notion that gains from ... -
Making design work: Sustainability, Product Design and Social Equity
(Kluwer, 2001)This paper discusses the relationship between the product designer, sustainability and the creation of good quality work within the manufacturing sector. When the principles of sustainability are applied to the nature of ... -
What About Elders Who Have No Informal or Formal Support?
(Virginia Tech, 2001-06-30)Telephone interview data from a representative sample of 2,034 rural elders showed that 26.3% had limitations in abilities to perform daily activities (cooking, walking, cleaning, driving, etc.). Of these, many received ... -
Well-being and Coping Strategies of Elders Without Informal Support
(Virginia Tech, 2001-08-25)Telephone interview data from a representative sample of 2,034 rural elders showed that 26.3% had limitations in abilities to perform daily activities (cooking, walking, cleaning, driving, etc.). Of these, many received ... -
Geriatric Chronic Pain: Issues and Challenges from the Research Literature
(Virginia Tech, 2001-11)Researchers interested in chronic pain in older adults come from multiple disciplines; thus existing information about geriatric pain is widely scattered. To establish a foundation from which to construct future research ... -
Older Families in Rural Communities: Personal and Social Influences on Service Use
(U. S. Department of Agriculture, 2002)The overall goal of this research project was to gather data from older adults and their family caregivers living in rural southwest Virginia to learn how health and community-based services programs can win greater ... -
Osteoporosis & The Health of Virginia's Older Women: Issues & Consequences Affecting Quality of Life
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Center for Gerontology Newsletter, Fall 2002
(Virginia Tech, 2002)The Center for Gerontology newsletter, published twice annually, provides faculty and project updates, along with recognitions received by faculty and students in the area of age-related research and activities. -
Spending Behaviors of Older Women Living in an Assisted Living Facility
(Virginia Tech, 2002-03-02)A major demographic trend in the United States is the increasing older adult population. According to the US Census, the number of persons, ages sixty-five and older has increased approximately 4 million in 2000 and will ... -
Eco-Ethics and Sustainability Ethics (part 1)
(Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 2003)This book is part one of a collection of John Cairns, Jr's papers and articles highlighting the importance of eco-ethics and sustainability ethics in protecting the biospheric life support system. -
Center for Gerontology Newsletter, Fall 2003
(Virginia Tech, 2003)The Center for Gerontology newsletter, published twice annually, provides faculty and project updates, along with recognitions received by faculty and students in the area of age-related research and activities. -
Elderly & Disabled Waiver Services: What Do We Know About Providers?
(Virginia Tech, 2003)Little is known about home and community based services (HCBS) and even less about the quality of those services. As part of a “Real Choice Systems Change” grant received by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance ... -
Center for Gerontology Newsletter, Spring 2003
(Virginia Tech, 2003)The Center for Gerontology newsletter, published twice annually, provides faculty and project updates, along with recognitions received by faculty and students in the area of age-related research and activities. -
Community Connections and Sense of Community among Older Adults
(Virginia Tech, 2003)The goal of this exploratory study is to identify what factors predict sense of community in older adult community members. -
Rural Older Adults’ Previous Help and Support Experiences: Influences on Attitudes about Current and Future Assistance
(Virginia Tech, 2003-11)We investigated the extent to which earlier life experiences with informal and formal services might influence older adults’ views of getting assistance in the future. In a short-term longitudinal follow up of telephone ... -
IPM CRSP Annual Highlights, Year 11: 2003-2004
(Virginia Tech, 2004)Published every year, the annual reports detail work, accomplishments, training, and publications from each of our programs. -
A Stalinist Celebrity Teacher: Gender, Professional, and Political Identities in Soviet Culture of the 1930s
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Center for Gerontology Newsletter, Spring 2004
(Virginia Tech, 2004)The Center for Gerontology newsletter, published twice annually, provides faculty and project updates, along with recognitions received by faculty and students in the area of age-related research and activities. -
Rural Older Women’s Experiences with Chronic Health Problems: Daily Challenges and Care Practices
(Virginia Tech, 2004)Living with chronic diseases and their manifestations affects daily functioning and influences the quality of life of older women. This study, guided by the integration of life-course theory and a trajectory model of chronic ...
