This volume provides insightful analysis and theoretical interpretation of factors that contribute to a range of adjustment patterns among bereaved persons in late life. It places the experience of widowhood in late life squarely within the context of contemporary society and explores a remarkable range of associated issues. The volume is destined to become a classic; it will set the standard for future empirical investigation of the experience of bereavement among older adults.
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Foreword,
Margaret S. Stroebe
Preface
Introduction: A History of the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study,
Randolph M. Nesse, Camille B. Wortman, James S. House
PART I: Studying Bereavement: Methodological Innovations and Contextual Influences
Understanding Late Life Widowhood: New Directions in Research, Theory, and Practice, Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman and Randolph M. Nesse Methodological Issues in Studying Late Life Bereavement, Deborah Carr How Older Americans Die Today: Implications for Surviving Spouses, Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman and Karin Wolff PART II: Personal Consequences of Spousal Loss
Psychological Consequences of Spousal Loss Among Older Adults: Understanding the Diversity of Responses, Karin Wolff and Camille B. Wortman A Closer Look at Health and Widowhood: Do Health Behaviors Change after the Loss of a Spouse? Amy Mehraban Pienta and Melissa M. Franks Interpersonal and Spiritual Connections among Bereaved Older Adults, Stephanie L. Brown, James S. House and Dylan M. Smith Economic and Practical Adjustments to Late Life Spousal Loss, Rebecca L. Utz PART III: New Perspectives on Grief and Bereavement
An Evolutionary Framework for Understanding Grief, Randolph M. Nesse Widowhood, Grief and the Quest for Meaning: A Narrative Perspective on Resilience, Robert A. Neimeyer PART IV: Implications for Practice, Policy, and Future Research
Clinical Interventions with the Bereaved: What Clinicians and Counselors Can Learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study, Anthony D. Mancini, David L. Pressman and George A. Bonanno Implications for Public Policies and Social Services: What Social Workers and Gerontology Professionals Can Learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study, Virginia. E. Richardson The Future of Late Life Spousal Bereavement, Deborah Carr Index’
