Kate M Davidson, Graham Fennell

Intimacy in Later Life

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work explores how older people think and behave in relation to partner change. It considers the choices and constraints that influence decisions about new romantic relationships after divorce or the death of a spouse, along with how these differ with respect to age, gender and culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9781138526334
• ISBN-10: 1138526339
• Artikelnr.: 69944398

Autorenporträt

Kate M. Davidson, Graham Fennell

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: New Intimate Relationships in Later Life
1. Intimacy and Autonomy
Gender and Ageing: Living Apart Together
2. Late-Life Widowhood in the United States: New Directions in Research and Theory
3. Re-Engaging: New Partnerships in Late-Life Widowhood
4. Gender Differences in New Partnership Choices and Constraints for Older Widows and Widowers
5. The Dilemma of Repartnering: Considerations of Older Men and Women Entering New Intimate Relationships in Later Life
6. Attitudes of Older Widows and Widowers in New Brunswick
Canada Towards New Partnerships
7. The "Current Woman" in an Older Widower's Life
8. Perceptions of Remarriage by Widowed People in Singapore
Contributors
Index