Altschuler J
CSULA, Department of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA.
J Women Aging. 2001;13(3):79-100. doi: 10.1300/J074v13n03_06.
This article explores the meaning and conditions of caring activities for older women. Taped, in-person interviews were conducted with 53 ethnically and economically diverse women, 55-84 years old. The interview guide contained open-ended questions regarding the process of taking on caring activities and the centrality of care to personal identity. Past activities were automatically assumed, in contrast to the present experience of choice. Caring activities provided meaning and continuity throughout the life course. Participants reported becoming more self-protective over the life course and offered seven explanations for their increased ability to be self-protective.
本文探讨了老年女性护理活动的意义和条件。对53名年龄在55至84岁之间、种族和经济背景各异的女性进行了录像面对面访谈。访谈指南包含关于承担护理活动过程以及护理对个人身份核心地位的开放式问题。与当下的选择经历形成对比的是，过去的活动被自动假定。护理活动在整个生命历程中提供了意义和连续性。参与者报告称在生命历程中变得更加自我保护，并为自己增强的自我保护能力提供了七种解释。
