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Travail Exterieur, Statut Socio-Economique et Relations Sociales Chez un Groupe de Femmes Âgées

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Laurent Labrecque
Affiliation:
Université Laval

Abstract

Women who have returned to the labour force after the departure of their children from home or the death of their husband have a lower level of social relationships at the moment of their 'retirement. Thus, they tend to increase these relationships to a higher level than the remainder of the female population, including those who had worked outside the home all their lives. On the other hand, while sociocconomic status which is defined by the characteristics of the deceased husband is bound to favour traditional relationships (with kin and children), a status defined by the characteristics of the woman herself tends to favour relationships with friends and memberships in associations.

Résumé

Les femmes qui sont retournées sur le marché du travail au moment du départ de leurs enfants ou du décès du mari, ayant un plus faible réseau de relations sociales au moment de leur retraite, tendent à accroître ces relations à un niveau plus élevé que les autres, y compris celles qui ont toujours travaillé à l'extérieur. D'autre part, un statut socio-économique défini en fonction des caractéristiques du mari décédé favorise des relations plus traditionnelles – parents, enfants – tandis qu'un statut défini en fonction des caractéristiques de la femme elle-même tend à favoriser davantage les relations avec les amis et l'appartenance à des associations.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1982

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