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ERIC Number: EJ381212
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Self-Differentiated Assistance in Older Widows' Support Systems.
O'Bryant, Shirley L.
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v19 n1-2 p91-106 Jul 1988
Examines the informal support systems of older, recently widowed, urban females. Finds that widows with no sons receive little traditionally male types of support, but that widows with no daughters receive as much traditionally female types of support as those with daughters. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Daughters, Family Involvement, Females, Helping Relationship, High Risk Persons, Low Income Groups, Males, Middle Class, Older Adults, Services, Sex Role, Social Support Groups, Sons, Surveys, Urban Culture, Whites, Widowed
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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