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| Attitudes of older widows and widowers in New Brunswick, Canada towards new partnerships | | Author(s) | Deborah K van den Hoonaard |
| Journal title | Ageing International, vol 27, no 4, Fall 2002 |
| Pages | pp 79-92 |
| Keywords | Widows ; Widowers ; Attitude ; Personal relationships ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The social meaning of widowhood is examined in this Canadian qualitative study, from the perspective of the women experiencing it. 28 in-depth interviews were conducted in New Brunswick with women aged 50+ whose husbands had died within the previous seven years. Most of the widows did not wish to remarry, because they felt they had already had the best possible husband, had suffered with his loss, and did not want to schedule their lives around a new husband. Cautionary tales about the risks of remarriage were widespread. Norms regarding interactions between men and women are ambiguous, the motives of men are not always clear, and changed sexual mores present challenges, as do the reactions of adult children to a potential relationship. Widows often need to find creative new ways to interact safely with men, in order to avoid misunderstanding both about their interest in remarriage or their desire or lack of desire to engage in intimate activity. The article also includes a discussion of widowers' attitudes towards repartnering. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030430215 A |
| Classmark | SP: SPA: DP: DS: 3DP: 7S |
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