Research tracking Canadians through marriage, childbirth, divorce and widowhood finds that entry into self-employment can be shaped as much by household circumstances as by individual ambition.
Articles on Widows
Displaying all articles
The Nigerian army is not doing enough to help widows of its soldiers who died fighting Boko Haram.
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems in adulthood.
COVID-19 deaths tend to be more unexpected and traumatic than other types of deaths. A sociologist explains the mental health burdens facing the millions who’ve lost a relative to the coronavirus.
Widows in Nigeria are still exposed to harmful practices.
Millions of women are ostracised when their husbands die. Many are now empowering themselves to right the wrongs.
Top contributors
-
PhD Candidate, Queen Mary University of London
-
Professor of Sociology, Demography and Social Data Analytics, Penn State
-
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sociology, Penn State
-
Associate Professor of Sociology, Purdue University
-
Senior Lecturer of Sociology and Anthropology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Dean's Professor of Sociology and Professor of Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
-
Stellenbosch University
-
Associate Professor, Telfer School of Management, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa