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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Page 37
... major industrial cities of Boston , New York , Chicago , and Philadelphia , with primarily Irish , Italian , Jewish , and Polish immigrants . They shared the experience of strong family loyalties and being sent out to work to help ...
... major industrial cities of Boston , New York , Chicago , and Philadelphia , with primarily Irish , Italian , Jewish , and Polish immigrants . They shared the experience of strong family loyalties and being sent out to work to help ...
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... major events in their lives , the Life Events Guide was com- pleted . Denzin ( 1978 ) suggests that completing a life events guide prior to the in - depth interview helps the respondent order her thoughts and decreases the possibility ...
... major events in their lives , the Life Events Guide was com- pleted . Denzin ( 1978 ) suggests that completing a life events guide prior to the in - depth interview helps the respondent order her thoughts and decreases the possibility ...
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... major responsibilities for the care of one or both parents during their adult years , and only 4 widows did so . Moreover , 8 never- married women reached the age of 51 with at least one parent alive . Only 4 widows still had a parent ...
... major responsibilities for the care of one or both parents during their adult years , and only 4 widows did so . Moreover , 8 never- married women reached the age of 51 with at least one parent alive . Only 4 widows still had a parent ...
Contents
Series Editors Foreword | 9 |
WorkingClass Single Women in Historical | 22 |
The Research Process | 38 |
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