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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... woman , whose childhood was an extreme case of physical abuse and emotional neglect , lived with relatives after her mother died when she was 2 years old . She graduated from high school and was left to take care of herself . She worked ...
... woman , whose childhood was an extreme case of physical abuse and emotional neglect , lived with relatives after her mother died when she was 2 years old . She graduated from high school and was left to take care of herself . She worked ...
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Life Histories of Older Women Katherine R. Allen. Another never - married woman continued to live with her 92 year old mother . Like many adult child / aging parent pairs , their relation- ship changed over the years . This woman's ...
Life Histories of Older Women Katherine R. Allen. Another never - married woman continued to live with her 92 year old mother . Like many adult child / aging parent pairs , their relation- ship changed over the years . This woman's ...
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... woman's health was failing , but she relied on her children for support , and her outlook was positive . Finally , 2 ... woman stayed with her for extended visits . Like the widows , the never - married women anticipated that growing ...
... woman's health was failing , but she relied on her children for support , and her outlook was positive . Finally , 2 ... woman stayed with her for extended visits . Like the widows , the never - married women anticipated that growing ...
Contents
Series Editors Foreword | 9 |
WorkingClass Single Women in Historical | 22 |
The Research Process | 38 |
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