Walker, Jennifer,
Pleased to Be Single. Jennifer Walker. - 50Plus, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 55, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Pleased to Be Single, June 2004; pp. 15-24.
"Living alone after the age of 50 has changed and, more importantly, so have our perceptions of what single living means. Whether you've chosen to live alone or have found yourself single after divorce or death, you're part of a growing segment of the Canadian population. According to Statistics Canada, in 2001 there were an estimated one million seniors living on their own, and the majority of those--79 per cent--were widowed people. Compare that to 1971 when only 39 per cent of widowed Canadians over the age of 65 lived alone." (50PLUS) This article examines the factors contributing to this increase in the number of singles over age 50 and highlights the experiences of people who can "serve as role models for others who may be struggling with being alone."
1522-3213;
Financial security
Friendship
Living alone
Older people--Attitudes
Planning
Self-help groups
Senior citizens
Single people
Social networks
Voluntarism
AC1.S5
050
Pleased to Be Single. Jennifer Walker. - 50Plus, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 55, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Pleased to Be Single, June 2004; pp. 15-24.
"Living alone after the age of 50 has changed and, more importantly, so have our perceptions of what single living means. Whether you've chosen to live alone or have found yourself single after divorce or death, you're part of a growing segment of the Canadian population. According to Statistics Canada, in 2001 there were an estimated one million seniors living on their own, and the majority of those--79 per cent--were widowed people. Compare that to 1971 when only 39 per cent of widowed Canadians over the age of 65 lived alone." (50PLUS) This article examines the factors contributing to this increase in the number of singles over age 50 and highlights the experiences of people who can "serve as role models for others who may be struggling with being alone."
1522-3213;
Financial security
Friendship
Living alone
Older people--Attitudes
Planning
Self-help groups
Senior citizens
Single people
Social networks
Voluntarism
AC1.S5
050