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Peer reviewedKeating, Norah C.; Cole, Priscilla – Gerontologist, 1980
The impact of the husband's retirement on the wife's conception of three aspects of her role as housewife was studied. Retired teachers and their wives were surveyed. The shift for women was toward increased accommodation to their husbands' needs. Negative changes were offset by increased opportunities for nurturing of spouse. (Author)
Descriptors: Gerontology, Home Management, Homemaking Skills, Interpersonal Relationship
