Resilient Widowers: Older Men Adjusting to a New Life

Based on their study of a diverse group of fifty-one senior widowers, Alinde J. Moore and Dorothy Stratton place such status within the context of life experience, and identify characteristics and patterns of behavior that contribute to widowers' success, or lack of it, in adjusting satisfactorily to their circumstances.

The authors enlighten widowers' specific needs, and services to help them develop greater self-reliance. Topics discussed include models of marriage and illness of the spouse, caregiving and communication, death of the wife, grief and adjustment, resilience, living single and remarriage, life values carried forward, adult children and other social support.

The authors conclude with a consideration of trends that may influence future generations' experience of widowhood. This excellent volume fills a long-standing gap in the research on our population of older widowers, offering expert guidance to recognize and meet their needs.