Providing an integrated and thorough representation from current research and
contemporary society, Family Ties and Aging shows how pressing issues of our time—an …

This article examines the intersection between gender and marital status, focusing on
inequalities associated with three sets of resources: An older person's material resources …

The last decade has seen increasing public debate about issues surrounding the status,
roles and activities of men and boys (eg. rising suicides, educational underachievement …

4.1 Private pensions provision of those aged 65 and over, by marital status and
socioeconomic group, 2001/02 49 4.2 Educational attainment by occupational class, gender …

Income in later life is an important factor in ensuring good health, quality of life, social
engagement and subjective well‐being, yet it is now well known that women in later life are …

The global trend of declining fertility rates and an increasingly ageing population has
serious implications for individuals and institutions alike. Childless men are mostly excluded …

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 …

This paper compares how older widows and widowers experience living alone. The data
come from two in-depth interview studies of widows aged over 50 and widowers aged over …

In divergent ways, both government policy and care home practices influence the everyday
life of older people living in English care homes. The rhetoric of choice for care home …

This study describes the conditions of older men and women in the UK and highlights
gender differences in their degree of social inclusion, here defined with respect to:(i) use of …