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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... LIVES IN REVIEW : THE TYPE OF LIFE I HAVE LED In the process of recounting their life events , the women placed their lives in perspective . The in - depth interviews allowed the women to share their insights , perceptions , and fears ...
... LIVES IN REVIEW : THE TYPE OF LIFE I HAVE LED In the process of recounting their life events , the women placed their lives in perspective . The in - depth interviews allowed the women to share their insights , perceptions , and fears ...
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... lives . The widowed group felt their lives were full because they had experienced the nor- mative life course involving the stages of marriage and motherhood . If they were able to travel , to live in different cities , to have friends ...
... lives . The widowed group felt their lives were full because they had experienced the nor- mative life course involving the stages of marriage and motherhood . If they were able to travel , to live in different cities , to have friends ...
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... lives and never - married women's lives . They viewed them in stereotypic terms as old maids . They would not want to be a never - married woman . Second , 5 widows de- scribed how they almost became " old maids , " but were saved from ...
... lives and never - married women's lives . They viewed them in stereotypic terms as old maids . They would not want to be a never - married woman . Second , 5 widows de- scribed how they almost became " old maids , " but were saved from ...
Contents
Series Editors Foreword | 9 |
WorkingClass Single Women in Historical | 22 |
The Research Process | 38 |
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