Widows

Vol. II: North America

Häftad, Engelska, 1987

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The volume examines two communities in Canada, a Florida retirement community, and communities in Ohio, Nebraska, and California, as well as the relative situations of homeowners, blacks, and poor ethnic populations.

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Utgivningsdatum1987-07-20
Vikt590 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor277
FörlagDuke University Press
ISBN9780822307709

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List of Tables ixPreface xiPart I. Relatively Homogeneous Populations 1. Widows: North American Perspectives / Helena Znaniecka Lopata 32. American After Lives: Widowhood in Community Context / Christine L. Fry and Lauree Garvin 323. Attachment to Home and Support Systems of Older Widows in Columbus, OH / Shirley L. O'Bryant 484. Widows in a Florida Retirement Community / Anne Victoria Neale 715. The Influence of Religion on the Subjective Well-Being of the Widowed / Rubye Wilkerson Beck 956. Widows in Urban Nebraska: Their Informal Support Systems / Trudy B. Anderson 109Part II. Comparisons and Contrasts 7. Support Systems for American Black Wives and Widows / Jessyna M. McDonald 1398. Comparison of the Needs and Support Systems of Remarried and Nonremarried Widows / Margaret Gentry, Linda Rosenman, and Arthur D. Schulman 1589. Widowhood as the Next Stage in the Life Course / Phyllis Silverman 17110. Widowhood Among Low-Income Racial and Ethnic Groups in California / Anabel O. Pelham and William F. Clark 191Part III. The Big Picture 11. Support Systems of Widows in Canada / Anne Marie Matthews 22512. Activities, Religiosity, and Morale of Canadian Widowed Persons / Carol D. H. Harvey, Gordon E. Barnes, Leonard J. Greenwood, Rose Kabahenda-Nyakabwa 25113. Brief Conclusions / Helena Zaniecka Lopata 273About Our Contributors 279Notes 283Index 307