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  • Australian War Widows: A case study to challenge public policy

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    Cooke, M
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    Cooke, Marie L.
    Year published
    2003
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    Abstract
    This paper explores public policy in relation to war widows. The effects of public policy are rarely analysed from an individual’s perspective. The paper draws on interview data to analyse the case study of a 51 year old Vietnam War widow and compares this to the experiences of six other war widows. Findings are part of a larger study on widowhood. Life histories were gained through unstructured interviews and then constructed as case studies that enabled an analysis of the relationship between the individual lived experience of the women and broader social forces that influence this. The findings suggest that women may feel ...
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    This paper explores public policy in relation to war widows. The effects of public policy are rarely analysed from an individual’s perspective. The paper draws on interview data to analyse the case study of a 51 year old Vietnam War widow and compares this to the experiences of six other war widows. Findings are part of a larger study on widowhood. Life histories were gained through unstructured interviews and then constructed as case studies that enabled an analysis of the relationship between the individual lived experience of the women and broader social forces that influence this. The findings suggest that women may feel differently about being categorised as ‘war widows’ in public policy and the reasons for this are varied. The paper suggests that an extension of this study be conducted to more fully explore the reasons for the differences in war widows to inform future policy review/revision.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Journal of Social Issues
    Volume
    38
    Issue
    4
    Publisher URI
    http://www.acoss.org.au/
    Copyright Statement
    © 2003 ACOSS. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
    Subject
    Human society
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/6255
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