LEADER 03645oam 2200661I 450 001 9910823228203321 005 20230803221547.0 010 $a1-317-95570-6 010 $a0-7890-2192-7 010 $a1-315-86477-0 010 $a1-317-95571-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315864778 035 $a(CKB)2550000001319427 035 $a(EBL)1713423 035 $a(OCoLC)881571558 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001235056 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12457750 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001235056 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11223037 035 $a(PQKB)10735784 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1713423 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1713423 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10885855 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL619467 035 $a(OCoLC)958100329 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001319427 100 $a20180706e20142003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWidows and divorcees in later life $eon their own again /$fCarol L. Jenkins, editor 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (218 p.) 300 $a"First published 2003 by Harrington Park Press"--T.p. verso. 300 $a"Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of Women & Aging, Volume 15, Numbers 2/3 2003." 311 $a0-7890-2191-9 311 $a1-306-88216-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Widows and Divorcees in Later Life; Increased Hospitalization Risk for Recently Widowed Older Women and Protective Effects of Social Contacts; Health, Widowhood, and Family Support in the North and South Pacific: A Comparative Study; African Widows: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives; The Impact of Minority Group Status on the Projected Retirement Income of Divorced Women in the Baby Boom Cohort; Gender, Widowhood, and Long-Term Care in the Older Mexican American Population 327 $aTransitions to Supported Environments in England and Wales Among Elderly Widowed and Divorced Women: The Changing Balance Between Co-Residence with Family and Institutional CareCare Arrangement Choices for Older Widows: Decision Participants' Perspectives; Widowhood and Spirituality: Coping Responses to Bereavement; Not on Their Own Again: Psychological, Social, and Health Characteristics of Custodial African American Grandmothers; Conclusions; About the Contributors; Index 330 $aGet a fresh perspective on how older women adapt to life without a spouse!

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