Widows and their families

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Widows and their families

Sociology: death and dying Welfare and benefit systems Psychology: emotions

Author: Peter Marris

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 5th November 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 3 Mb

ISBN: 9781136531927


Overview

One of the first books to be published in the UK on bereavement, this ground-breaking study presents the results of a survey of widows in London.

Focus

Focussing on younger women whose husbands had died, the book deals first with grief and mourning then examines the consequences of bereavement through the help of relatives and friends and the changes it brings about to the widow's family life.

Discussion

Throughout the book, the consequences of widowhood are discussed with relevance to psychological theory and to national policy.

Publication

Originally published in 1958.

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