張天慧. / "2005年6月". / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2005. / 參考文獻(leaves 214-228). / "2005 nian 6 yue". / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Zhang Tianhui. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2005. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 214-228). / 摘要 --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii-iii / 緒論 --- p.1-4 / Chapter 第一章 --- 研究評述´ؤ´ؤ回顧秦漢魏晉寡婦的相關研究 --- p.5-14 / Chapter 第二章 --- 釋「寡」´ؤ´ؤ文獻及出土材料所見的「寡婦」 --- p.15-23 / Chapter 第三章 --- 秦漢魏晉時期的寡婦 --- p.24-29 / Chapter 第四章 --- 法律制度提供的生活保障 --- p.30-61 / Chapter 第一節 --- 法律保障 / Chapter 第二節 --- 法令獎勵 / Chapter 第五章 --- 人文環境提供的選擇空間 --- p.62-91 / Chapter 第一節 --- 「孝」的提倡 / Chapter 第二節 --- 社會經濟條件配合 / 結論 --- p.92-97 / 附錄及圖片 --- p.98-213 / 附表一：秦漢魏晉寡婦列表 / 附表二：兩漢「賜女子百戶牛酒」詔令列表 / 附表三：嘉禾四年、五年長沙郡臨湘侯國（縣）「大女」統計表 / 附表四：長沙走馬樓三國吳簡女戶統計表 / 附表五：「事母至孝」列表 / 圖一：四川新都縣《採桑圖》 / 圖二：山東滕州市龍陽店《狩獵紡織圖》 / 圖三：徐州銅山泉《紡織圖》 / 圖四：甘肅嘉峪關新城墓《播種圖》 / 圖五：山東黃家嶺《鋤地圖》 / 圖六：四川成都西郊羊子山《狩獵收穫圖》 / 圖七：江蘇泗洪重崗《婦女加工糧食圖》 / 圖八：四川新都縣《釀酒圖》 / 參考書目 --- p.214-228

The interest for this dissertation arose in an empirical context where the researcher was confronted with some problems widows experienced. Primarily, the research has been done for these widows. This was research into especially the socio-cultural conventions of first century Palestine (Chapter 3); the notion of widow in the Old Testament (Chapter 4); an interpretation of 1 Timothy 5: 1-16 (Chapter 5); and the interpretation of widows in the context of the theology of 'God the Saviour'. For this purpose and in these contexts, a theory of 'symbolic interactionism' within the larger ambit of social-scientific research has been developed and illustrated and used to various degrees. This was to meet the challenge to contribute to theory development in our current theological context of transformation. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1998.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 178-194).

This study utilized a questionnaire (n = 161) containing 50 closed-ended and two open-ended questions drawn from an Individual Psychology theoretical base and designed as an exploratory investigation of loneliness in widowhood. Participants were women over the age of 55 who had been widowed more than three years. Loneliness profiles were different when measured using the UCLA short form loneliness scale than when measured using a one-item loneliness self-report question as dependent variables. Results were analyzed using Pearson product-moment correlations, multiple regression, and repeated measures analysis of variance with a .05 significance level considered important. Collectively, the results of this study show the descriptive profile of loneliness in widowhood to have the following pattern. Widows who were lonely were significantly more likely to be youngest born children. Loneliness was significantly related to: depression, fear, anger expression, poor health, low social involvement, low general contact, and high neighbor disclosure. Loneliness was inversely related to happiness, neighbor contact, and child contact and disclosure. The widows were significantly more happy as: "married" women, "children," and "widows." Disclosure was directional, with widows being significantly less willing to disclose: older, younger, and same age. Disclosure was group specific, being significantly more likely to occur to: children, siblings, parents, and neighbors. Using the loneliness self-report measure, loneliness was significantly related to receiving income from work and to having a living parent. Using the UCLA measure, loneliness was unrelated to any of the following independent measures: number of children in family of origin or procreation; educational level or type; income level; income source; length of marriage or widowhood; age; length of time in the same general or specific area; and number of people living with the widow. However, liking choice of living conditions was significantly related to loneliness. When selected independent variables were entered into a multiple regression equation using the UCLA measure as a dependent variable, loss of control and reduced social involvement were significant predictors of loneliness in widowhood. Hypotheses made on the basis of Individual Psychology theory were generally supported, suggesting the appropriateness of this model in future research.

This paper reviews the remarriage pattern of widows and divorcees (both male and female) within the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Using retrospectively reported data based on a sample of 7535 respondents whom their previous marriage had already ended in Agincourt community. Analysis was done at the three levels, descriptive, bivariate and multivariate levels. The bivariate level employed the Kaplan- Meier curve as well as Cox regression. The multivariate level employed the Cox regression analysis. The results show a slightly higher proportion for divorcees than widows (52% and 48% respectively) and that widows are less likely to remarry than divorcees. In addition, higher proportion of widows than widowers was observed, suggesting higher male mortality in this community. The analysis also reveals that widows are less likely to remarry than widowers. Furthermore, analysis of remarriage by end type of previous marriage and sex was done and the result discussed. Finally, an analysis of male and female widows whose spouses died of AIDS as opposed to those whose spouses died of non-AIDS related causes was done and result the result suggest that there is no relationship between partner dying of AIDS and remarriage. In conclusion, existing prevention campaigns usually targeted individuals with multiple sexual partners, identifying them as the link between high-risk behavior and high-risk groups, but neglected the importance of individuals whose partner died or were divorced because of AIDS who later remarry. Although, the small sample size for those whose cause of death were reported constrained the main analysis for this study. 6 However, a need for further investigation into the impact of remarriage of widows and divorced when there is sufficient data on cause of death.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [227]-238).

Thesis (M.A.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of English, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-78).

Two questions were asked by this exploratory-descriptive study. Does the older person's perception of his physical health status change following widowhood? Does the older person's pattern of contact with community health resources change following widowhood? In order to answer these questions, the study surveyed the self perceptions of a selected group of fifty recently widowed older persons to gather information concerning present physical health status and present use of community health resources, and information eliciting whether or not change in either was perceived to have occurred following widowhood. A semi-structured Research Interview Schedule was developed and used to obtain the information pertinent to the research problem. Fifty widowed persons were interviewed in their usual place of residence. All were over sixty years of age. All had been widowed more than nine but less than twelve months at the time of interview. An assumption made on the basis of experiences during the interviewing phase of the study was that the widowed persons participating in the study, when visited in their own environment, showed a desire for conversation about the loss of the spouse, the details of the loss, and the aspects of widowhood which were significant to them. The Wilcoxon-Matched Pairs Signed-Ranks Test was used to test the first hypothesis of the study. It was concluded that there was significant statistical evidence of a difference in the older person's perception of his physical health status following widowhood. A majority, or 78 percent of the study group reported an increase of physical complaints and health problems in the year following widowhood. Although most respondents had a positive attitude toward health, 28 percent of the study population reported a decline in functioning ability over the past year. Descriptive analysis was carried out in relation to the second hypothesis of the study. The study, found no reason to believe that, for the majority of older people who were able to remain in the community following widowhood, increase in health complaints and health problems was accompanied by increase in contact with community health workers. Fifteen persons, or 30 percent of the study group, reported such change and said they had no contact with any health worker over the year. Fifty percent of the study population reported contact with health workers unchanged as compared to a year ago. Fifteen of these twenty-five persons reported increase in health complaints over the year. It was concluded that, for most of the older persons in the study group, widowhood was not accompanied by change in pattern of contact with community health resources. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Nursing, School of / Graduate

Thesis (D. Min.)--Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 1997. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Melbourne, 1984. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 184-197).