Widows and their families /
Marris, Peter.
Widows and their families / Peter Marris. - 1 online resource (192 pages) - Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography . - Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. .
Originally published: London: Routledge & Paul, 1958.
1. Introduction -- 2. Grief -- 3. Mourning -- 4. Help in widowhood -- 5. Remarriage -- 6. Family relationships -- 7. The principles of social insurance -- 8. Income -- 9. Conclusion.
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. 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. Throughout the book the consequences of widowhood are discussed with relevance to psychological theory and to national policy. Originally published in 1958.
English.
9781136531859 (electronic bk.) 1136531858 (electronic bk.) 9781315017341 (e-book) 1315017342 (e-book) 1138861898 9781138861893 1136531920 9781136531927
10.4324/9781315017341 doi
Widows--England--London.
Families--England--London.
Widows.
Veuves.
Familles--Angleterre--Londres.
Veuves--Angleterre--Londres.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Families.
Widows.
England--London.
Electronic books.
HQ1221 / .M37 2004
306.88
Widows and their families / Peter Marris. - 1 online resource (192 pages) - Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography . - Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. .
Originally published: London: Routledge & Paul, 1958.
1. Introduction -- 2. Grief -- 3. Mourning -- 4. Help in widowhood -- 5. Remarriage -- 6. Family relationships -- 7. The principles of social insurance -- 8. Income -- 9. Conclusion.
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. 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. Throughout the book the consequences of widowhood are discussed with relevance to psychological theory and to national policy. Originally published in 1958.
English.
9781136531859 (electronic bk.) 1136531858 (electronic bk.) 9781315017341 (e-book) 1315017342 (e-book) 1138861898 9781138861893 1136531920 9781136531927
10.4324/9781315017341 doi
Widows--England--London.
Families--England--London.
Widows.
Veuves.
Familles--Angleterre--Londres.
Veuves--Angleterre--Londres.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Families.
Widows.
England--London.
Electronic books.
HQ1221 / .M37 2004
306.88