Older adults' use of complementary and alternative medical therapies to resist biomedicalization of aging [0.03%]
老年人使用补充和替代医学疗法来抵抗生物医学化的老龄化现象
Christopher J Fries
Christopher J Fries
Taking its cue from Estes and Binney's (1989) assertion that individual and subjective views of aging often reflect a hegemony characteristic of biomedicalization, this study assesses the subjective views that a group of older adult users o...
A comparison of widowhood and well-being among older Greek and British-Australian migrant women [0.03%]
希腊和英国澳大利亚老年移民妇女丧偶与幸福的比较研究
Georgia Panagiotopoulos,Ruth Walker,Mary Luszcz
Georgia Panagiotopoulos
The impact of widowhood on well-being has been well-documented, but to date has not focused extensively on the experience of older migrants who have aged in a foreign land. This study aimed to examine the well-being of older migrant widows ...
Comparative Study
Journal of aging studies. 2013 Dec;27(4):519-28. DOI:10.1016/j.jaging.2013.03.005 2013
Ethno-cultural diversity in the experience of widowhood in later life: Chinese widows in Canada [0.03%]
加拿大华人老年丧偶的经历及其族裔文化多样性的影响研究
Anne Martin-Matthews,Catherine E Tong,Carolyn J Rosenthal et al.
Anne Martin-Matthews et al.
This paper utilizes Helena Znaniecka Lopata's concept of life frameworks as a lens through which to understand the experience of widowhood amongst elderly Chinese immigrant women living in Toronto, Canada. While Lopata defined life framewor...
"You're not getting married for the moon and the stars": The uncertainties of older British widowers about the idea of new romantic relationships [0.03%]
"你不能再对婚姻抱有浪漫幻想了": 英国年长鳏夫对于建立新恋爱关系的犹豫不决
Kate M Bennett,Lauren Arnott,Laura K Soulsby
Kate M Bennett
Older widowers are more likely to remarry than older widowed women. However, relatively little is known about the attitudes of older widowers to new romantic relationships and remarriage or repartnering. In this study of 60 widowers, more t...
Dating after late-life spousal loss: Does it compromise relationships with adult children? [0.03%]
晚年丧偶后再恋爱：这是否会损害与成年子女的关系？
Deborah Carr,Kathrin Boerner
Deborah Carr
In Widowhood in an American City (1973), Helena Lopata observed that widows struggle with new romantic relationships because their children often are resentful toward these new partners. Since the publication of Lopata's classic work, howev...
Translating research findings into community based theatre: More than a dead man's wife [0.03%]
把研究成果转化为社区戏剧：不止是一个逝者的妻子
Susan Feldman,Alan Hopgood,Marissa Dickins
Susan Feldman
Increasingly, qualitative scholars in health and social sciences are turning to innovative strategies as a way of translating research findings into informative, accessible and enjoyable forms for the community. The aim of this article is t...
Lessons from history: Surviving old age during The Great Depression in the United States [0.03%]
历史的教训——美国大萧条时期的老年人如何生存下来
Sarah H Matthews,Ruth E Dunkle
Sarah H Matthews
This paper focuses on 30 couples who received a pension and other services from two private trusts in Detroit, Michigan beginning in 1929 or 1930. Results of the qualitative analysis of case files, which contain notes recorded chronological...
The legacy of Helena Znaniecka Lopata in widowhood research: Enduring concepts, life lessons, new insights [0.03%]
Helena Znaniecka Lopata在寡妇研究中的遗产：持久的概念、人生课程和新的见解
Deborah K van den Hoonaard,Anne Martin-Matthews,Kate Davidson
Deborah K van den Hoonaard
Policies for older volunteers: A study of Germany and Italy, 1990-2008 [0.03%]
德国和意大利老年志愿者政策研究(1990—2008)
Kathrin Komp,Kees van Kersbergen,Theo van Tilburg
Kathrin Komp
Older people increase their well-being and contribute to the community when they volunteer. Therefore, policy-makers sometimes consider supporting older volunteers. However, they reach different conclusions on whether they should introduce ...
Anne P Glass,Rebecca S Vander Plaats
Anne P Glass
Social networks and improved health outcomes are strongly connected, yet many elders face isolation and loneliness. This article presents a study of an elder cohousing community in which residents are dealing with aging-related stresses as ...