Elderly Persons- Positions in Reality

 

    The various studies found that the position of the mother varied from that of being the chief authority of the family to that of being completely subjugated to her husband. But her position as consultant meant in reality that in most families, she shared the responsibility of making the major family decisions with the father .The man relies more and more on his wife’s advice in old age though he may not admit the fact so readily on account of the ideal of the male superiority over the female.on the basics of a survey of the elderly widowed (274)and currently married(242) women, reveals that the elderly widowed are more likely to live with their children, (than their married counterparts particularly with their unmarried son(s)). Generally, both the widowed and married women and more inclined to live with their children when they belong to economically better households. Living in urban areas tends to increase significantly the likelihood of co-residence with children among the widowed elderly.