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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... cohort to discover aspects of their life histories that contributed to their work in the family . Initially , 104 women were interviewed ; then a matched sample of 15 never- married women and 15 widows were interviewed further . The un ...
... cohort to discover aspects of their life histories that contributed to their work in the family . Initially , 104 women were interviewed ; then a matched sample of 15 never- married women and 15 widows were interviewed further . The un ...
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... cohort of working - class never - married women in relation to ever - married mothers . The cohort approach provided the backdrop of changes in family and class life that occurred just before and during their life- time . Their ...
... cohort of working - class never - married women in relation to ever - married mothers . The cohort approach provided the backdrop of changes in family and class life that occurred just before and during their life- time . Their ...
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... Cohort Event Birth First marriage Birth of first child Birth of last child Marriage of last child Death of one spouse ( Time of interview ) Approximate Year Approximate Age 1910 0 1931 21.4 1933 23.5 1942 32.0 1963 53.2 1973 63.7 1984 ...
... Cohort Event Birth First marriage Birth of first child Birth of last child Marriage of last child Death of one spouse ( Time of interview ) Approximate Year Approximate Age 1910 0 1931 21.4 1933 23.5 1942 32.0 1963 53.2 1973 63.7 1984 ...
Contents
Series Editors Foreword | 9 |
WorkingClass Single Women in Historical | 22 |
The Research Process | 38 |
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