Helena Lopata
-[A] highly useful review of the literature on widowhood and
contains many intriguing and insightful leads for further research.
Especially useful for practitioners are Lopata's concluding
recommendations for meeting the needs of urban widows.- --Barbara
F. Turner, The Family Coordinator
-[A]n important contribution to family sociology.- --Ludwig
Geismar, Social Forces
-[W]ell documented, well written, and has a relatively extensive
bibliography.- --Sharon Price-Bonham, Contemporary Sociology
-The richness of Lopata's data and the sympathy and intelligence of
her interpretations make this book a worthwile addition to family
studies.- --Bernard Farber, The American Journal of Sociology
"[A] highly useful review of the literature on widowhood and
contains many intriguing and insightful leads for further research.
Especially useful for practitioners are Lopata's concluding
recommendations for meeting the needs of urban widows." --Barbara
F. Turner, The Family Coordinator
"[A]n important contribution to family sociology." --Ludwig
Geismar, Social Forces
"[W]ell documented, well written, and has a relatively extensive
bibliography." --Sharon Price-Bonham, Contemporary Sociology
"The richness of Lopata's data and the sympathy and intelligence of
her interpretations make this book a worthwile addition to family
studies." --Bernard Farber, The American Journal of Sociology
"[A] highly useful review of the literature on widowhood and
contains many intriguing and insightful leads for further research.
Especially useful for practitioners are Lopata's concluding
recommendations for meeting the needs of urban widows." --Barbara
F. Turner, The Family Coordinator
"[A]n important contribution to family sociology." --Ludwig
Geismar, Social Forces
"[W]ell documented, well written, and has a relatively extensive
bibliography." --Sharon Price-Bonham, Contemporary Sociology
"The richness of Lopata's data and the sympathy and intelligence of
her interpretations make this book a worthwile addition to family
studies." --Bernard Farber, The American Journal of Sociology
"[A] highly useful review of the literature on widowhood and
contains many intriguing and insightful leads for further research.
Especially useful for practitioners are Lopata's concluding
recommendations for meeting the needs of urban widows."--Barbara F.
Turner, The Family Coordinator
"[A]n important contribution to family sociology."--Ludwig Geismar,
Social Forces
"[W]ell documented, well written, and has a relatively extensive
bibliography."--Sharon Price-Bonham, Contemporary Sociology
"The richness of Lopata's data and the sympathy and intelligence of
her interpretations make this book a worthwile addition to family
studies."--Bernard Farber, The American Journal of Sociology
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