Transitions Through Life

Surviving every stage of life.
by Nancy K. Schlossberg, Ed.D

“Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who Is the Fairest of Them All?”

By Nancy K. Schlossberg, Ed.D. on September 15, 2011 in Transitions Through Life

Clearly that is a question many are asking. Women, and now men, are flocking to plastic surgeons; anti-aging skin cream sells well even during hard economic times. In 2010 there were 84,685 surgical procedures like face-lifts, eyelid operations, liposuctions, breast reductions, forehead lifts, breast lifts and breast augmentations for those over 65 (New York Times, August 9, 2011). Read More

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Nancy Schlossberg, Ed.D., is a Professor Emerita at University of Maryland, College Park. She is the author of nine books.

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