Resilient Widowers: Older Men Adjusting to a New Life - Paperback

by Alinde J. Moore (Author), Dorothy C. Stratton (Author)

Based on an intensive qualitative study of a diverse group of 51 older widowers, this unique book sets widowhood within the context of life experience and identifies characteristics and patterns of behavior that contribute to widowersAE success, or lack of it, in adjusting satisfactorily to their circumstances. The authors shed light on widowers' specific needs and on the services needed to help widowers develop greater self-reliance.
Among the topics discussed are models of resilience, marriage and illness of the spouse, caregiving and communication, death of the wife, grief and adjustment, living alone and remarriage, life values carried forward, adult children and other social support, and cohorts and the future. The authors conclude with a consideration of trends that may influence the next generation's experience of widowhood.
This excellent volume offers expert guidance on the needs and care of the nearly invisible population of older widowers.

Author Biography

Alinde J. Moore, Ph.D. (Ashland, OH), is chair and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Ashland University. She helped found the local hospice, has served on the local hospice and state hospice board, and continues to train hospice volunteers.
Dorothy Stratton, MSW (Ashland, OH), is chair of the Department of Social Work at Ashland University and a past president of the Ohio College Association of Social Work Educators.