Continuity and Change in the Labor Force Activity of Recently Widowed Women.

Morgan, Leslie A.

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ERIC Number: EJ309634

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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Continuity and Change in the Labor Force Activity of Recently Widowed Women.

Morgan, Leslie A.

Gerontologist, v24 n5 p530-35 Oct 1984

Surveyed 656 widows over age 50 about changes in working caused by widowhood. Almost one-third were employed when their husbands died; another one in six took jobs. Widows reported problems in locating employment, and findings suggested work is not a universally appropriate adaptive strategy. (JAC)

Descriptors: Coping, Employment Patterns, Females, Middle Aged Adults, Midlife Transitions, Widowed

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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