Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-193) and index.
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The lives of older women -- Studying older women : issues of theory and methodology -- Identities and life course events -- Family networks and the moral economy of kin -- Health and well-being -- Faith and identity -- Death, dying and widowhood.
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Britain, along with other Western and industrialized countries, has an ageing population. This book is based on interviews and focus groups with women of different backgrounds whose lives illustrate the strength of character and optimism that have enabled them to live through hard times but who, in general, view later life positively.