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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... emerge . The themes reported here link the theory and method used to guide the study as well as the sub- stantive findings about working - class women's family history . The themes include the enduring cohort effects of hardship in ...
... emerge . The themes reported here link the theory and method used to guide the study as well as the sub- stantive findings about working - class women's family history . The themes include the enduring cohort effects of hardship in ...
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... emerge for particular groups at par- ticular times ( Watkins , 1984 ) . SUMMARY In summary , in - depth interviews were utilized to collect life history data on 30 women in their eighth decade . The method was useful in working with an ...
... emerge for particular groups at par- ticular times ( Watkins , 1984 ) . SUMMARY In summary , in - depth interviews were utilized to collect life history data on 30 women in their eighth decade . The method was useful in working with an ...
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... emerge . Juxta- posing a traditional pathway with a " deviant " one reveals hidden di- mensions in women's caregiving . The main adult bond among never - married women and widows was the mother - daughter and the husband - wife ...
... emerge . Juxta- posing a traditional pathway with a " deviant " one reveals hidden di- mensions in women's caregiving . The main adult bond among never - married women and widows was the mother - daughter and the husband - wife ...
Contents
Series Editors Foreword | 9 |
WorkingClass Single Women in Historical | 22 |
The Research Process | 38 |
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