bereavement
type: Concept
narrower: widows and widowers

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: widows and widowers

widows and widowers
type: Concept
broader: bereavement
definition: Widows and widowers are women and men who have survived the death of their spouse. Widowhood may be conceptualized as both a life transition and a personal status. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Widows and Widowers]