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Conducting longitudinal research with older widows — exploring personal communities through multiple methods
Author(s)	Tracy Collins
Journal title	Journal of Women and Aging, vol 29, no 2, 2017
Publisher	Taylor and Francis, 2017
Pages	pp 102-114
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Widows ; Personal relationships ; Longitudinal surveys ; Interviewing ; Methodology ; Staffordshire.
Annotation	The author reports on the process of undertaking a longitudinal multiple methods study with older women experiencing the transition of later-life widowhood. Three qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 26 older widows in North Staffordshire. Interviews included the use of personal community diagrams to identify the structure of personal communities and Christmas and Christmas cards, to further explore social relationships and practices during transition. Examples of cases are given, to illustrate the findings derived from the methods employed. The cases demonstrate the diverse and often paradoxical nature of social relationships within similar networks. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-170630219 A
Classmark	SP: DS: 3J: 3DL: 3D: 8ST
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