Gender-Specific Impact of Cadmium Exposure on Bone Metabolism in Older People Living in a Cadmium-Polluted Area in Thailand

Little sociological attention has been paid to the repartnering of older people after widowhood, and how age, gender and the meanings of marriage influence choices about new cross-gender relationships. This paper reports on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 25 widows and 26 widowers over the age of 65, widowed for at least two years and who had not remarried. Respondents were asked about their current lifestyle and relationships and whether they had ever considered remarriage. The words ‘selfish’ and ‘freedom’ were often used by the widows when describing their present existence, which was associated with not having to look after someone all the time. Few of the widowers mentioned selfishness and this was more likely to be associated with feelings of anger at the loss of their spouse; none of the men associated widowhood with a sense of freedom. The paper argues that the desire for repartnering after widowhood is gender-specific: widows are more likely to choose to remain without a partner for intrinsic factors: the reluctance to relinquish a new-found freedom; while for widowers, extrinsic factors of older age and poor health are more salient issues in new partnership formation choices and constraints.

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Gender-specific changes in well-being in older people with coronary heart disease: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Aging & Mental Health ◽

10.1080/13607863.2015.1020410 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 432-440 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Paola Zaninotto ◽

Amanda Sacker ◽

Elizabeth Breeze ◽

Anne McMunn ◽

Andrew Steptoe

Keyword(s):

Coronary Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Older People ◽

Well Being ◽

Gender Specific ◽

English Longitudinal Study

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Gender Differences in Small Business Owner-Managers

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation ◽

10.5367/000000002101299097 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 93-107 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Anthony Stanger ◽

Bet Roffey ◽

David Forsaith ◽

Elspeth McInnes ◽

Franca Petrone ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Small Business ◽

Literature Review ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Financial Planning ◽

Legal Issues ◽

Business Owner ◽

Small Business Owner ◽

Gender Specific ◽

Specific Impact

Based on the findings of a literature review of over 425 articles and reports on women in small business commissioned by the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism in Australia, factors that have a gender-specific impact on women in small business are identified. These factors include age, education and experience; motivations, values and risk-taking; business and financial planning; financing; training and business assistance needs; networks and mentoring; and legal issues. Suggestions are made on how the help and advice of accountants and other assistance providers may be influenced by these gender differences.

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