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Peer reviewedUhlenberg, Peter; Myers, Mary Anne P. – Gerontologist, 1981
Suggests reasons for expecting an increase in the divorce rate for the population over age 65. Knowledge about the effects of marital status upon well-being suggests that being divorced or separated is detrimental to one's social and economic welfare in old age. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Demography, Divorce
