Description
Book SynopsisGet a fresh perspective on how older women adapt to life without a spouse!
Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again examines new perspectives on the problems older women face adjusting to life without a spouse. The book examines the transition from the togetherness of marriage to the solitude of being suddenly single, exploring how older widows and divorcees adapt. A multidisciplinary panel of practitioners, researchers, and academics addresses the challenges facing elderly women after a divorce or the death of a spouse, including issues of physical and psychological well-being (clinical depression, nutrition), economics (reduced Social Security benefits, loss of pension income, health care costs), social support (public policy, counseling), and living arrangements.
Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again presents fresh insights into the challenges single women face as they age, including disability and chronic health problems, threats to ec
Table of 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
- Transitions to Supported Environments in England and Wales Among Elderly Widowed and Divorced Women: The Changing Balance Between Co-Residence with Family and Institutional Care
- Care 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
- Reference Notes Included
