Ekerdt David J, Sergeant Julie F
Gerontology Center, University of Kansas, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Room 3090, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States.
J Aging Stud. 2006 Sep;20(3):193-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jaging.2005.10.001.
When adults move to smaller quarters in later life, family members become involved in the management and disposal of possessions-some cherished, some mundane. Interviews were conducted with 14 family members who had participated in a household disbandment by elders. This qualitative analysis describes the various tasks that were undertaken by family members; how family members asserted themselves in the process; how they were an outlet for possessions; the way that some possessions are shared; and implications for family's story about itself. Household disbandment is a field for all sorts of family practices that can be summarized along three continua that characterize (1) the receiving of goods, (2) the location of agency between elder and family members, and (3) family's self-understanding.
当成年人在晚年搬到更小的住所时，家庭成员会参与到物品的管理和处置中——有些物品备受珍视，有些则很普通。我们对14位参与了长辈家庭解体过程的家庭成员进行了访谈。这项定性分析描述了家庭成员承担的各种任务；他们在这个过程中如何坚持自己的主张；他们如何成为物品的一个出口；一些物品的分享方式；以及对家庭自我认知故事的影响。家庭解体是各种家庭实践的一个领域，这些实践可以沿着三个连续统一体进行总结，它们分别表征为：(1) 物品的接收；(2) 长辈与家庭成员之间的代理权归属；(3) 家庭的自我认知。
