Remarriage in Later Life: A Critique and Review of the Literature

Steitz, Jean A.; Welker, RN Karen G.

doi:10.1300/j074v02n04_07

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“…Enligt Carpenter och Mak (2007) kan en utmaning vara att inte bli bekräftad som ett par av det omgivande samhället och att behöva bemöta stereotyper, som att ett andra äktenskap sent i livet har ett mindre värde, eller att samboende äldre par är mindre hängivna i relationen . Tidigare internationell forskning har visat att barnens negativa attityder kan vara ett hinder för att inleda nya romantiska relationer på äldre dar (Bulcroft & Bulcroft, 1991;de Jong Gierveld & Peeters, 2003;Lopata, 1973;Malta & Farquharson, 2014;Mehta, 2002;Steitz & Welker, 1991;Stevens, 2004;van den Hoonaard, 2004) . de Jong Gierveld och Merz (2013) fann att flera äldre som träffat en ny partner valde särboende som samlevnadsform hellre än att flytta samman eller gifta sig, för att undvika konflikter med barnen som inte accepterade den nya styvföräldern .…”

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“…Förklaringarna till fokus på äktenskap är många . En del forskning med två decennier eller mer på nacken utgår från en kulturell kontext där äktenskap utgjorde den kulturella normen för nya relationer (Steitz & Welker, 1991) . En del av forskningen baserar sig på kulturer/miljöer där äktenskap fortfarande är den normativa formen för relationer i alla åldrar (Mehta, 2002;van den Hoonaard, 2004) .…”

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“…I en del tidigare forskning har ett outtalat antagande varit att de äldre levt i ett -och endast ett -långt äktenskap, som avslutats genom partnerns dödsfall (se t .ex . Lopata, 1996;Steitz & Welker, 1991) . Det här antagandet finns underförstått i studier om nya romantiska relationer bland äldre även i nypublicerade titlar som "the second couplehood" (Koren, 2011) .…”

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Förändrade intimitetsformer bland äldre i det senmoderna samhället

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Öberg

2015

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torbjörn bildtgård och peter öberg Förändrade intimitetsformer bland äldre i det senmoderna samhället Changing forms of intimacy among older people in late modern societyThe purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a neglected reality in Swedish social research: New romantic relationships in later life . Our theoretical points of departure are the transformation of intimacy and the transition from a culture of marriage to a culture of divorce . We ask if the transformation of intimacy has reached later life and investigate late life divorce, attitudes to and choice of union form in late life heterosexual relationships, relationship history and the importance of a relationship for life satisfaction . The results, which are based both on demographic data and a survey to 60-90 year old Swedes (n=1225), show that changing relationship patterns in late modern Sweden have reached older people . In romantic relationships initiated in later life LAT is the preferred union form, followed by cohabitation, while marriage is a rare choice . In some respects this makes older people an avant-garde in the investigation of alternative union forms . The results also show the importance of romantic relationships for life satisfaction in later life -independent of union form . Finally we criticize Swedish census data, which is based on civil status, for giving a somewhat distorted image of older people's family and romantic lives .

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Förändrade intimitetsformer bland äldre i det senmoderna samhället

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“…We were unable to find out how many of these seniors were Jewish, nor how many seniors lived in common-law unions (Statistics Canada, 2003). Steitz and Walker (1990) reviewed the little available literature on remarriage in later life. They found only two studies on the topic, both completed in the 1970's.…”

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“…The stressors were also discussed by Steitz and Walker (1990). The children of the senior remarried partners can be difficult.…”

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Canadian-Jewish Seniors: Marriage/Cohabitation After Age 65

Schlesinger

2008

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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This is an exploratory qualitative study of 10 seniors (5 men and 5 women), who remarried or lived together after the age of 65. They were all Jewish, lived in Toronto, Canada, and had been married previously. The subjects were interviewed in their own homes, using a questionnaire. The study attempts to explore the pathways to recoupling, how the partners met, the differences between the first and second partners, and the major issues faced by the subjects in moving into a new relationship. The results in this article are significantly presented through the words of the respondents. This gives the reader the flavor of what is involved in senior relationships. The conclusions summarize the major findings of the study, and make suggestions for further research. We focus on implications for health and wellbeing from our findings.

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Intimacy and autonomy, gender and ageing: Living apart together

Karlsson

Borell

2002

Ageing Int.

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Remarriage in Later Life: A Critique and Review of the Literature

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

Förändrade intimitetsformer bland äldre i det senmoderna samhället

Förändrade intimitetsformer bland äldre i det senmoderna samhället

Canadian-Jewish Seniors: Marriage/Cohabitation After Age 65

Intimacy and autonomy, gender and ageing: Living apart together

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