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Author Jenkins, Carol L.

Title Widows and divorcees in later life : on their own again / Carol L. Jenkins, editor
Published New York : Routledge, 2014

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Contents Introduction, Widows and divorcees in later life / Carol L. Jenkins -- Increased hospitalization risk for recently widowed older women and protective effects of social contacts / James N. Laditka, Sarah B. Laditka -- Health, widowhood, and family support in the North and South Pacific : a comparative study / James W. McNally -- African widows : anthropological and historical perspectives / Maria G. Cattell -- Impact of minority group status on the projected retirement income of divorced women in the baby boom cohort / Barbara A. Butrica, Howard M. Iams -- Gender, widowhood, and long-term care in the older Mexican American population / Jacqueline L. Angel, Nora Douglas, Ronald J. Angel -- Transitions to supported environments in England and Wales among elderly widowed and divorced women : the changing balance between co-residence with family and institutional care / Karen Glaser, Emily Grundy, Kevin Lynch
Care arrangement choices for older widows : decision participants' perspectives / Carol L. Jenkins
Widowhood and spirituality : coping responses to bereavement / Scott T. Michael [and others] -- Not on their own again : psychological, social, and health characteristics of custodial African American grandmothers / Dorothy S. Ruiz, Carolyn W. Zhu, Martha R. Crowther
Summary Get a fresh perspective on how older women adapt to life without a spouse! Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again examines new perspectives on the problems older women face adjusting to life without a spouse. The book examines the transition from the togetherness of marriage to the solitude of being suddenly single, exploring how older widows and divorcees adapt. A multidisciplinary panel of practitioners, researchers, and academics addresses the challenges facing elderly women after a divorce or the death of a spouse, including issues of physical and psychological well
Notes Originally published: 2014 by Haworth Press
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Widows -- United States
Divorced women -- United States
Older women -- United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Divorced women
Older women
Widows
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317955719
1317955714
9781315864778
1315864770
9781317955696
1317955692
9781317955702
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0789021919
9780789021915
9780789021922
0789021927