Frida Furman: 3 books

Book cover of Facing the Mirror

Facing the Mirror

Older Women and Beauty Shop Culture

by Frida Furman
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013

This innovative, ethnographic study of a neighborhood beauty salon investigates how customers constitute a lively, affirming community of peers during their weekly visits. Facing the Mirror gives voice to older women, who, in a sexist and ageist society, are frequently devalued and rendered invisible....
Book cover of Mother Time

Mother Time

Women, Aging, and Ethics

by Sandra Lee Bartky, Daniel Callahan, Joan C. Callahan
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2000

This collection of original essays opens up a novel area of inquiry: the distinctively ethical dimension of women's experiences of aging. Fifteen distinguished contributors here explore assumptions, experiences, practices, and public policies that affect women's well-being and dignity in later life....
Book cover of Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Global Migration
by Marie T. Friedmann Marquardt, Gemma Tulud Cruz, Ogenga Otunnu
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014

Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Global Migration examines the complicated social ethics of migration in today’s world. Editors Elizabeth W. Collier and Charles R. Strain bring the perspectives of an international group of scholars toward a theory of justice and ethical understanding for the...
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