Women ageing solo in Ireland: an exploratory study of women’s perspectives on relationship status and future care needs
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Reilly, E., Hafford-Letchfield, T. and Lambert, N. 2020. Women ageing solo in Ireland: an exploratory study of women’s perspectives on relationship status and future care needs. Qualitative Social Work. 19 (1), pp. 75-92. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325018796138
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Title | Women ageing solo in Ireland: an exploratory study of women’s perspectives on relationship status and future care needs |
Authors | Reilly, E., Hafford-Letchfield, T. and Lambert, N. |
Abstract | This study explores the impact of relationship status for women in Ireland who are ageing ‘solo’ and their perspectives on relationship status and their future care needs. Solo women were defined as those over 55 years who identify with long-term, non partnered relationship status and have not had children. In-depth qualitative interviews with 10 women were used to gather data on how participants responded to their solo status. Voice-relational method was used to analyse the data and we report on three themes relating to social work. Firstly, participants experienced social stigma related to their status as solo women; secondly, their resistance and resilience in response and thirdly, the anticipated challenges and experiences of solo ageing in relation to meeting their care and support needs. Whilst conducted in Ireland, further research in this area is important to identify how social policy is inclusive for marginalised populations in ageing in similar contexts. Our findings suggest the need for increased professional |
Keywords | Solo, singleness, gender, ageing, social work with women, women’s care needs, Ireland, relational methodology |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Journal | Qualitative Social Work |
ISSN | 1473-3250 |
Electronic | 1741-3117 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 Aug 2018 |
01 Jan 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 31 Aug 2018 |
Accepted | 20 Jul 2018 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | Eileen Reilly, Trish Hafford-Letchfield, and Nicky Lambert, Women ageing solo in Ireland: An exploratory study of women’s perspectives on relationship status and future care needs, Qualitative Social Work, 19(1), 75-92. Copyright © 2018 The Author (s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325018796138 |
Language | English |
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