Jennings Tezra, Perry Tam E, Valeriani Julia
Regional Manager - Child Sponsorship, NPH USA,
Wayne State University School of Social Work, Thompson Home, 4756 Cass Ave., Detroit, Michigan 48202,
J Fam Soc Work. 2014;17(1):35-50. doi: 10.1080/10522158.2013.865289.
This article uses a qualitative, ethnographic approach to examine the experiences older adults and their kin, as the older adult engages in relocation. Studies looking at caregiving by kin for older adults highlight burdens for the adult child. This study offers a life course perspective on kinship care, analyzing older adults' decisions' to move. It was found that many older adults are strongly influenced by the desire to not be cared for by their kin as well as to select housing near their existing social network, which might exclude kin. In conclusion, policy implications are discussed.
本文采用定性的人种志方法,研究老年人及其亲属在老年人搬迁过程中的经历。关注亲属对老年人照料的研究强调了成年子女的负担。本研究从生命历程的角度对亲属照料进行分析,探讨老年人的搬迁决策。研究发现,许多老年人受到不想被亲属照料以及选择靠近现有社交网络(可能不包括亲属)的住房的愿望的强烈影响。最后,本文讨论了政策含义。