By Himself: The Older Man's Experience of Widowhood

by Deborah van den Hoonaard

Book Overview

What happens when older men become widowers? Popular books, movies, and television present widowers as lost and unable to cope or care for themselves. These stereotypes do not encapsulate the experiences of real widowers, how their daily lives change, and what being a widower means to individuals in both sociological and practical ways. By Himself is based on in-depth interviews with twenty-six widowers over the age of sixty living in the United States...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442641096
• ISBN13: 9781442641099
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher