Carol L Jenkins
Biographic Data
| ID | 138981 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carol L Jenkins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carol L |
| FAMILY NAME | Jenkins |
| SIGNATURE | JENKINS C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Auburn University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Widows and Divorcees in Later Life
Older Lesbian Experiences of Homophobia and Ageism
Utilizing specific data from a national, online 115-question survey, the authors examined the perceived discrimination experiences of 456 lesbians older than the age of 51. Experiences explored included ageism and homophobia in a variety of relationships and social settings. Quantitative analysis and several open-ended questions provided qualitative descriptions of their experiences with discrimination. The findings indicate that older lesbians h…
Older Lesbians
Older lesbians are, at minimum, a triple threat of marginalization due to ageism, heterosexism, and sexism. A national survey specific to this often-invisible population has not occurred in over 25 years. The present study was completed to reveal the needs, strengths, and experiences of the current cohort of older lesbians. Four hundred fifty-six older lesbians responded to an online survey on topics including sociodemographics, social activity, …
Older Lesbian Sexuality
In response to the very limited and mostly outdated literature on older lesbian sexuality, this exploratory study examined older lesbian sexual identity, romantic relationships, the impact of aging, and experiences of discrimination within these contexts. Utilizing an online survey that recruited via numerous online lesbian communities and snowball sampling, 456 lesbians over the age of 50 responded to closed, Likert scale, and open-ended questio…
Care Arrangement Choices for Older Widows
This research examines how a wide range of care arrangement decisions for frail older women are made. Interviews were conducted with 11 older women (ten of whom are widows), nine of their family members, and six professional service providers. Maintaining the older woman's independence was identified as a major theme. While all decision participants identified it as an explicit or implicit decision-making goal, their meanings of independence were…
Conclusions
Introduction
Care Arrangement Decisions for Frail Older Women
This study uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate how a range of care arrangement decisions for frail older unmarried women are made. Quantitative data from the 1989 National Long-Term Care Survey provides information concerning factors that predict the probability of five categories of care arrangements, including self only care, nursing home care, informal only care, formal only care, and a mix of formal and informal care…
Women, Work, and Caregiving
Families provide the bulk of care to the increasing numbers of community dwelling older individuals needing assistance due to functional disabilities. Women, due to traditionally accepted familial and societal roles, often bear a disproportionate share of the responsibility for this caregiving. Data from the 1988 National Survey of Families and Households is used to provide descriptive statistics about women who concurrently fill the roles of hom…
Attenuation of nursing-related ovarian suppression and high fertility in well-nourished, intensively breast-feeding Amele women of lowland Papua New Guinea
Intense, sustained nursing lengthens inter-birth intervals and is causally linked with low natural fertility. However, in traditional settings, the effects of such nursing on fertility are difficult to disentangle from those of nutrition. Results from an prospective, direct observational study of reproductive function in well-nourished Amele women who nurse intensively and persistently but who also have high fertility are here presented. Endocrin…
Health in the early contact period
Cultural aspects of early childhood growth and nutrition among the Amele of lowland Papua new guinea
Childhood malnutrition in Papua New Guinea has often been attributed to inadequate practices. Combining the methods of ethnography and nutrition, this study assesses the impact of beliefs and practices concerning breast feeding and supplementation on infant and toddler growth among the Amele of lowland Madang Province. Results indicate a clear role for notions about lactation and the proper timing of appropriate foods in growth retardation of you…
Ritual and Resource Flow
The dugu, a complex ancestral feast of the Garifuna (Black Carib) of Belize, is discussed in light of contemporary resource stress. Evidence of malnutrition, declining subsistence activities, and migration lends credence to the argument, presented in this paper, that the increased size and frequency of dugu cermonies provides a strategy for resource redistribution between wealthier migrants and their poorer kin. Simultaneously, the threat of cult…
Patterns of growth and malnutrition among preschoolers in Belize
An anthropometric survey of 750 preschoolers was conducted during 1979 in Belize to assess nutritional status in two districts, one coastal and the other inland. Mothers were interviewed concerning reproductive history, child's health and dietary history, and associated factors. Analysis included the recognition of low arm circumference, weight‐for‐age, stature‐for‐age, and weight‐for‐stature. Survey results indicate that about 25% of the childre…
Older Lesbian Sexuality
In response to the very limited and mostly outdated literature on older lesbian sexuality, this exploratory study examined older lesbian sexual identity, romantic relationships, the impact of aging, and experiences of discrimination within these contexts. Utilizing an online survey that recruited via numerous online lesbian communities and snowball sampling, 456 lesbians over the age of 50 responded to closed, Likert scale, and open-ended questio…
Patterns of growth and malnutrition among preschoolers in Belize
An anthropometric survey of 750 preschoolers was conducted during 1979 in Belize to assess nutritional status in two districts, one coastal and the other inland. Mothers were interviewed concerning reproductive history, child's health and dietary history, and associated factors. Analysis included the recognition of low arm circumference, weight‐for‐age, stature‐for‐age, and weight‐for‐stature. Survey results indicate that about 25% of the childre…
Ritual and Resource Flow
The dugu, a complex ancestral feast of the Garifuna (Black Carib) of Belize, is discussed in light of contemporary resource stress. Evidence of malnutrition, declining subsistence activities, and migration lends credence to the argument, presented in this paper, that the increased size and frequency of dugu cermonies provides a strategy for resource redistribution between wealthier migrants and their poorer kin. Simultaneously, the threat of cult…
Health in the early contact period
Older Lesbian Experiences of Homophobia and Ageism
Utilizing specific data from a national, online 115-question survey, the authors examined the perceived discrimination experiences of 456 lesbians older than the age of 51. Experiences explored included ageism and homophobia in a variety of relationships and social settings. Quantitative analysis and several open-ended questions provided qualitative descriptions of their experiences with discrimination. The findings indicate that older lesbians h…
Patterns of growth and malnutrition among preschoolers in Belize
An anthropometric survey of 750 preschoolers was conducted during 1979 in Belize to assess nutritional status in two districts, one coastal and the other inland. Mothers were interviewed concerning reproductive history, child's health and dietary history, and associated factors. Analysis included the recognition of low arm circumference, weight‐for‐age, stature‐for‐age, and weight‐for‐stature. Survey results indicate that about 25% of the childre…
Ritual and Resource Flow
The dugu, a complex ancestral feast of the Garifuna (Black Carib) of Belize, is discussed in light of contemporary resource stress. Evidence of malnutrition, declining subsistence activities, and migration lends credence to the argument, presented in this paper, that the increased size and frequency of dugu cermonies provides a strategy for resource redistribution between wealthier migrants and their poorer kin. Simultaneously, the threat of cult…
Cultural aspects of early childhood growth and nutrition among the Amele of lowland Papua new guinea
Childhood malnutrition in Papua New Guinea has often been attributed to inadequate practices. Combining the methods of ethnography and nutrition, this study assesses the impact of beliefs and practices concerning breast feeding and supplementation on infant and toddler growth among the Amele of lowland Madang Province. Results indicate a clear role for notions about lactation and the proper timing of appropriate foods in growth retardation of you…
Health in the early contact period
Attenuation of nursing-related ovarian suppression and high fertility in well-nourished, intensively breast-feeding Amele women of lowland Papua New Guinea
Intense, sustained nursing lengthens inter-birth intervals and is causally linked with low natural fertility. However, in traditional settings, the effects of such nursing on fertility are difficult to disentangle from those of nutrition. Results from an prospective, direct observational study of reproductive function in well-nourished Amele women who nurse intensively and persistently but who also have high fertility are here presented. Endocrin…
Women, Work, and Caregiving
Families provide the bulk of care to the increasing numbers of community dwelling older individuals needing assistance due to functional disabilities. Women, due to traditionally accepted familial and societal roles, often bear a disproportionate share of the responsibility for this caregiving. Data from the 1988 National Survey of Families and Households is used to provide descriptive statistics about women who concurrently fill the roles of hom…
Care Arrangement Decisions for Frail Older Women
This study uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate how a range of care arrangement decisions for frail older unmarried women are made. Quantitative data from the 1989 National Long-Term Care Survey provides information concerning factors that predict the probability of five categories of care arrangements, including self only care, nursing home care, informal only care, formal only care, and a mix of formal and informal care…
Care Arrangement Choices for Older Widows
This research examines how a wide range of care arrangement decisions for frail older women are made. Interviews were conducted with 11 older women (ten of whom are widows), nine of their family members, and six professional service providers. Maintaining the older woman's independence was identified as a major theme. While all decision participants identified it as an explicit or implicit decision-making goal, their meanings of independence were…
Conclusions
Introduction
Older Lesbians
Older lesbians are, at minimum, a triple threat of marginalization due to ageism, heterosexism, and sexism. A national survey specific to this often-invisible population has not occurred in over 25 years. The present study was completed to reveal the needs, strengths, and experiences of the current cohort of older lesbians. Four hundred fifty-six older lesbians responded to an online survey on topics including sociodemographics, social activity, …
Older Lesbian Sexuality
In response to the very limited and mostly outdated literature on older lesbian sexuality, this exploratory study examined older lesbian sexual identity, romantic relationships, the impact of aging, and experiences of discrimination within these contexts. Utilizing an online survey that recruited via numerous online lesbian communities and snowball sampling, 456 lesbians over the age of 50 responded to closed, Likert scale, and open-ended questio…
Older Lesbian Experiences of Homophobia and Ageism
Utilizing specific data from a national, online 115-question survey, the authors examined the perceived discrimination experiences of 456 lesbians older than the age of 51. Experiences explored included ageism and homophobia in a variety of relationships and social settings. Quantitative analysis and several open-ended questions provided qualitative descriptions of their experiences with discrimination. The findings indicate that older lesbians h…
Widows and Divorcees in Later Life
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Ethnology (3 works)