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UNINA9910782471603321 |
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Autore |
Moore Alinde J |
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Titolo |
Resilient widowers [[electronic resource] ] : older men speak for themselves / / Alinde J. Moore, Dorothy C. Stratton |
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New York, : Springer Pub., c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-80656-0 |
9786611806569 |
0-8261-1476-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Springer series, focus on men |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Adjustment (Psychology) in old age - United States |
Loss (Psychology) in old age - United States |
Resilience (Personality trait) - United States |
Widowers - United States - Attitudes |
Widowers - United States - Psychology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Studying Resilience in Widowers; 2 Models of Resilience; 3 What Was Lost: Wives and Marriages; 4 Illness and Death of Wife; 5 Caregiving and Communication; 6 Saying Goodbye; 7 Grief and Adjustment; 8 Living Alone; 9 Remarriage; 10 Life Values Carried Forward; 11 Adult Children and Other Social Support; 12 Cohorts and the Future; Appendix A: Methodology; Appendix B: Interview Topics; Appendix C: Respondents and Characteristics; Subject Index; Author Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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""This is a most impressive work on a much needed and neglected area of older men who lost their spouses. Moore and Stratton listened to what these men had to say and presented us with such a rich mosaic of feelings, experiences, and hypotheses for future research."". - Leonard Poon, PhD, Dr Phil hc. Professor of Psychology. Chair, Faculty of Gerontology. Director, University of Georgia Gerontology Center. Based on the authors' intensive qualitative study of a diverse group of 51 widowers, this unique book sets widowhood within the context of life experience. It identifies characteristics and |
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