Socio-Economic Adjustment to Widowhood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629782 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C T Pihlblad (corresponding author), David L Adams (0009-0000-2525-0303), Howard A Rosencranz |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 295-305 |
| Publication date | 1973-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/ngvc-7v5k-258h-ml83 |
| OpenAlex | W2083978493 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper reports on a sample of 1551 persons, aged 65 and over, residing in small towns of Missouri in 1966. Subjects include 702 married persons who were compared with 849 widowed, classified by duration of widowhood. Comparisons point to the following similarities and differences: 1) Most small town elderly subsist on incomes below the poverty level; 2) Widowers incomes are about half the married incomes and widows incomes are about three-fourths the widowers incomes; 3) There is a tendency for widows to adjust to lower incomes by seeking employment, whereas widowers tend to reduce expenditures; 4) Residence with and dependence upon children tends to be “last resort” socio-economic adjustment; 5) Almost never do friends become a source of dependence
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Poverty · Residence · Sample (material · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2009 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |