A world of widows
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Word Count
53,500 words, Guess
Page Count
214 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL979002M
- ISBN-101856494195
- OCLC Control Number34514997
- OCLC Control Numberworldofwidows0000owen
- Library of Congress Control Number96016270
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- Goodreads5057168
Classifications
- DDC305.9/0654/091722
- LCCHQ1058.5.D4 O94 1996
Description
A World of Widows provides a global overview of the status of widowhood. Neglected by social policy researchers, international human rights activists and the women's movement, the status of the world's widows - legal, social, cultural and economic - is an urgent issue given the extent and severity of the discrimination against them. Margaret Owen explores the process of becoming a widow; poverty and social security in the context of widowhood; differing laws and customs regarding widows' inheritance; the situation of widows who remarry and issues of sexuality and health. She also looks at the needs of specific groups of widows - refugees, older widows, child widows - and widowhood in the context of AIDS. Throughout, she shows the prevalence of discrimination against widows in inheritance rights, land ownership, custody of children, security of home and shelter, nutrition and health. The book concludes with a summary of widowhood as a human rights issue and an overview of widows themselves organizing for change.
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