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Dissertation
Military Widows Aging together in Community
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2008
Abstract
Utilizing the individual‘s story as a method to impart practical knowledge through their lived experiences is often undervalued and overlooked. The story allows for giving voice to and inclusion of those that are often unheard in society. Currently, statistics show a high percentage of women outliving their male spouses for a considerable part of their adult life-span. Viewing from a feminist communitarianism lens, this study explores the potential women's communities might hold for widows facing life alone, as they utilize and embrace their symbolic shared past community and the care imparted along the way. This multiple case study, venturing into the life-world of four military widows, illustrates how each widow is able to maintain her own individual identity while living and interacting with others in community. Their stocks of knowledge from across their life span tell a history of social life as well as individual life (Handel, 2000). In this study, I explore each widow's life in community as a child, as a military spouse, and as a widow aging in community. I focus on a grass roots effort which is initiated by a process of civic renewal through social learning and civic engagement. A community emerges where social capital is built and sustained through care efforts over decades because of the value the active duty military community holds and expresses for its othermothers - The Enlisted Widow.
Details
- Title
- Military Widows Aging together in Community
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 214
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090865906600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida