Abstract

POCHINTESTA, Paula. Loneliness, aging and widowhood throughout the life course. A case study in widowed people in Argentina 172. Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.17, n.1, pp.117-133.  Epub Dec 30, 2020. ISSN 1794-9998.  https://doi.org/10.15332/22563067.6534.

This article explores ways of coping with widowhood throughout life course. Cohort and gender differences on the subjective feeling of loneliness are analyzed. The activities abandoned, changed and initiated after widowhood and the types of perceived social support are studied. Based on a qualitative methodological strategy, in-depth interviews were conducted with widowed people in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires), Argentina. The analysis allowed us to reconstruct differences according to cohort, position and gender in relation to widowhood, as well as spatial and temporal dimensions related to the feeling of loneliness. It is evident that women have a variety of resources and greater emotional support to cope with loneliness, unlike widowers. Sexual division of labor is significant among widowed people born between 1930 and 1959, while the cohorts born after 1960 show more flexibility in this regard.

Keywords : Loneliness; widowhood; life course; aging.

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