Single Women/Family Ties: Life Histories of Older WomenSAGE Publications, 1989 M07 1 - 152 pages This important qualitative study illuminates lifelong single women's contributions to family development in relation to their widowed peers. Allen examines the social and historical contexts of the women's childhoods, their experiences as young adults and the processes leading to their being single or married. Midlife variations in family caregiving experiences and the meaning of being single in old age are also discussed. |
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... activities such as card games , bingo , craft workshops , and sight- seeing tours . In larger centers , men played pool and women partici- pated in activities such as aerobics and Christmas bazaar work- shops . Specialized activities ...
... activities such as card games , bingo , craft workshops , and sight- seeing tours . In larger centers , men played pool and women partici- pated in activities such as aerobics and Christmas bazaar work- shops . Specialized activities ...
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... activity , and you can't miss a thing . The other 2 women described a similar sense of adventure and excitement about their lives when they were young : I had places to go and things to see . And I wasn't going to be stopped , nobody ...
... activity , and you can't miss a thing . The other 2 women described a similar sense of adventure and excitement about their lives when they were young : I had places to go and things to see . And I wasn't going to be stopped , nobody ...
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... Activities : To begin , let's talk about your life now . How do you usually spend your time ? What do you do on a typical day ? How are these activities different from your life in the past ? How are they the same ? Importance of Family ...
... Activities : To begin , let's talk about your life now . How do you usually spend your time ? What do you do on a typical day ? How are these activities different from your life in the past ? How are they the same ? Importance of Family ...
Contents
Series Editors Foreword | 9 |
WorkingClass Single Women in Historical | 22 |
The Research Process | 38 |
Copyright | |
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