Widows: The Middle East, Asia, and the PacificDuke University Press, 1987 - 272 sivua What happens whene the husband dies depends on the society, on the location of the widow in urban-rural or class terms, and on the widow's own personal resources. In some societies the woman is totally dependent upon a grown son and cannot remarry; in others, such as that in the United States, she is more dependent upon her own resouces and wishes. For some, widowhood results in a great loss of status; for others, it can mean loneliness and social isolation. Yet widowhood can mean greater social freedom for some women, a "blooming of personality. Even grief is experienced in various ways and degrees. Thus there is no such thing as a "widow type," only a great heterogenity in widowhood, as in "wifehood." Volume I analyzes the support systems and life-styles of widows in Australia, the Philippines, Korea, Iran, China, a Pacific island, India, Turkey, and Israel. Volume II : North America examines two communities in Canada, a Florida retirement community, and communities in several other locations, as well as the relative situations of homeowners, blacks, and poor ethnic populations. |
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Women as Widows on Malo Natamambo Vanuatu South Pacific | 24 |
The Widowed in Iran | 129 |
Support Systems of Elderly Widows in the Philippines | 148 |
Widowed Women in Melbourne Australia | 170 |
Wives and Widows in China Denise R Barnes | 194 |
Widowhood and Social Change | 217 |
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Australia barangays Beijing bride price brother care-giving Chicago widows child China Chinese cities civilian widows countries culture daugh daughter-in-law daughters deceased dependent divorce economic support emotional support expected extended family family members family of procreation father female Filipino gecekondu groups household husband husband's death income India Iran Israel Knesset Korean land living Lopata Los Baños major male Malo marriage married Melbourne migration modern mother mother-in-law mourning nuclear family older widows parents pension percent Philippines polygyny population problems receive relationship relatives remarriage remarry reported responsibility rural areas rural widows sample Seoul widows service support sex segregation siblings social security social support society sons spouse status support systems systems of widows taiyefeh Tehran tion Touba traditional Turkey Turkish urban areas urban widows Vanuatu village widowed women widowhood wife wives woman young younger widows
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Sivu 243 - A detailed description of fast techniques is beyond the scope of this chapter; the interested reader is referred to [29, 31,32,37,38] for further information.