Widowhood and Husband Sanctification.

Lopata, Helena Znaniecki

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ERIC Number: EJ246825

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Publication Date: 1981-May

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Widowhood and Husband Sanctification.

Lopata, Helena Znaniecki

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v43 n2 p439-50 May 1981

A sample of widows (N=1,169) showed a strong tendency to idealize the late husband and life with him often to the point of sanctification. Four interdependent variables proved of greatest influence on "sanctification scale" scores: age, education, income prior to the husband's fatal illness or accident, and race. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Females, Grief, Individual Characteristics, Marriage, Older Adults, Racial Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Spouses, State of the Art Reviews, Widowed

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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