[Psychological aspects of the situation of widows/widowers].
It is argued that role-theory partly accounts for the neglect of the situation of the widowed within gerontological research. A selection of some important aspects of empirical evidence concerning the Anglo-American scientific research on the widowed is discussed; these are; --the time of mourning --the importance of sex differences --the importance of age --the significance of "anticipation" --"life styles" of widows.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D003643:Death; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012847:Single Person
Zur Situation von Witwen/Witwern unter psychologischen Aspekten.