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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... meaning of family as a mutual relationship between the individ- ual and her kin . Differences between traditional and never - married women exist , but not necessarily in stereotypic ways . This holistic framework of mutuality is ...
... meaning of family as a mutual relationship between the individ- ual and her kin . Differences between traditional and never - married women exist , but not necessarily in stereotypic ways . This holistic framework of mutuality is ...
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... meaning of singlehood in old age for each group . The assumption that marital status structures wom- en's lives into categories of never - married or formerly married is re- assessed . Chapter Eight examines the family life course ...
... meaning of singlehood in old age for each group . The assumption that marital status structures wom- en's lives into categories of never - married or formerly married is re- assessed . Chapter Eight examines the family life course ...
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... meaning of old age to be de- scribed in relation to the whole of life ( Runyan , 1984 ) . The women's comments concerned whether they thought their lives were dull , hard , or full . More of the never - married women perceived that ...
... meaning of old age to be de- scribed in relation to the whole of life ( Runyan , 1984 ) . The women's comments concerned whether they thought their lives were dull , hard , or full . More of the never - married women perceived that ...
Contents
Series Editors Foreword | 9 |
WorkingClass Single Women in Historical | 22 |
The Research Process | 38 |
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