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Remarriage in later life — older women's negotiation of power, resources and domestic labour
Author(s)	Laura Hurd Clarke
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 17, no 4, 2005
Pages	pp 21-42
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Widows ; Divorced persons ; Marriage ; Attitude ; Housework ; Social surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	Using data from in-depth interviews with 24 community-dwelling women aged 52-90, this Canadian paper analyses the remarriage experiences of older women in contrast to their first marital relationships. The women's accounts of their experiences in their first and later life marriages are examined in terms of the negotiation of power, resources and domestic labour. Whilst first marriages were frequently characterized by incompatibility, alcoholism, abuse and infidelity, second marriages were viewed as the marriages the women wished they had had in the first place or as relationships that met their later life needs. The women's lived experiences are discussed in terms of the changing cultural norms pertaining to gender roles, marriage and divorce. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060914202 A
Classmark	BD: SP: SOJ: SL: DP: GH6: 3F: 7S
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