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  • © 1991

Women without Husbands

An Exploration of the Margins of Marriage

Authors:

  1. Joan Chandler
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Part of the book series: Women in Society (WOSO)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Women without husbands: an introduction

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 1-13

  3. Women and the margins of marriage

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 14-37

  4. Conceptual themes and issues

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 38-59

  5. Emotional and personal lives

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 60-73

  6. Support from family and friends

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 74-90

  7. Economic circumstances

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 91-114

  8. Household routines and domestic power

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 115-130

  9. Relationships with children

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 131-150

  10. Reconstituting marriages and partnerships

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 151-166

  11. Conclusion

    • Joan Chandler
    Pages 167-173

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 174-188
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About this book

Increasing numbers of women live outside conventional marriage. They form a diverse group which includes widows and divorcees, those who cohabit and even those whose husbands are away from home. This book explores the experiences of women who are marginal to marriage, their sources of social and economic support, their domestic routines and their familial relationships. It also examines the implications of those trends for the conceptualisation and construction of family life.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Women without Husbands

  • Book Subtitle: An Exploration of the Margins of Marriage

  • Authors: Joan Chandler

  • Series Title: Women in Society

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21506-5

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1991

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 188

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Gender Studies

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