A narrative exploration of the meaning of companion animals throughout the lives of non-institutionalized elderly widows living alone

A narrative exploration of the meaning of companion animals throughout the lives of non-institutionalized elderly widows living alone

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The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of companion animals throughout the lives of non-institutionalized elderly widows living alone. Three widows ranging in age from 70 to 85 were recruited from friends and acquaintances for participation in this study. The meaning of companion an...

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Main Author: Stokowski, Teresa Angela
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5100
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-BVAU.2429-51002014-03-14T15:40:15Z A narrative exploration of the meaning of companion animals throughout the lives of non-institutionalized elderly widows living alone Stokowski, Teresa Angela The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of companion animals throughout the lives of non-institutionalized elderly widows living alone. Three widows ranging in age from 70 to 85 were recruited from friends and acquaintances for participation in this study. The meaning of companion animals in their lives was studied by using a narrative approach. The data was analyzed for emerging themes and integrated into a list of common themes of the meaning of companion animals. The results of this study will hopefully assist people in understanding the meaning and value of companion animals to non-institutionalized elderly widows living alone. 2009-02-25T21:04:39Z 2009-02-25T21:04:39Z 1994 2009-02-25T21:04:39Z 1994-05 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5100 eng UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/]
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description The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of companion animals throughout the lives of non-institutionalized elderly widows living alone. Three widows ranging in age from 70 to 85 were recruited from friends and acquaintances for participation in this study. The meaning of companion animals in their lives was studied by using a narrative approach. The data was analyzed for emerging themes and integrated into a list of common themes of the meaning of companion animals. The results of this study will hopefully assist people in understanding the meaning and value of companion animals to non-institutionalized elderly widows living alone.
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