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contexts > demography > family characteristics > marital status > widowhood
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > family characteristics > marital status > widowhood
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > family characteristics > marital status > widowhood
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > family characteristics > marital status > widowhood

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widowhood  

Definition

  • Widowhood, the state of having experienced the death of one's spouse and becoming widowed, has important implications for both individual and family life cycles. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, widowhood was quite common among younger adults because of a shorter life expectancy. [Source: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia; Widowhood]

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