| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Originally published: 2014 by Haworth Press. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
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Care arrangement choices for older widows : decision participants' perspectives / Carol L. Jenkins. |
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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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Widows -- United States.
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Widows. |
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United States. |
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Divorced women -- United States.
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Divorced women. |
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Older women -- United States.
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Older women. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9781317955719 (electronic book) |
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1317955714 (electronic book) |
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