Romantic Forecasts in Later Life: Older Single Women's Perspectives on Family and Kin Relationships
Romantic Forecasts in Later Life: Older Single Women's Perspectives on Family and Kin Relationships
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DOI：
10.1177/0192513x16680011
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发表时间：
2018-02-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Allen, Katherine R.
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作者：
McCann, Brandy Renee;Allen, Katherine R.
这项研究考察了家庭和文化背景对农村女性晚年浪漫前景的影响。运用女权主义的人生历程观点，我们采访了14名居住在阿巴拉契亚农村的50岁以上的单身女性。运用扎根的理论方法对深度访谈数据进行分析。对中年和老年农村妇女的情境化浪漫预测被提出。我们发现，高度融入大家庭网络的女性，通常是她们自己的家庭，对以后生活中的浪漫几乎没有兴趣。没有高度融入亲属关系网的女性最有希望找到浪漫或婚姻伴侣。我们得出结论，基于地点的亲属网络在中老年单身女性的浪漫预测中很重要，并讨论了对未来研究的启示。
This study examines the ways in which family and cultural context influence the romantic prospects of rural women in later life. Using a feminist life course perspective, we interviewed 14 single women over the age of 50 years who lived in rural Appalachia. Grounded theory methods were used to analyze in-depth interview data. Contextualized romantic forecasts of midlife and older rural women are presented. We found that women who were highly integrated into an extended family network, typically their own family of origin, had little if any interest in romance in later life. Women who were not highly integrated into a kin network were most hopeful about finding a romantic or marriage partner. We conclude that place-based kin networks mattered in the romantic forecasts of midlife and older single women, and discuss implications for future research.