Ferrer Ilyan, Brotman Shari, Grenier Amanda
a Faculty of Social Work , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.
b School of Social Work , McGill University , Montreal , Quebec , Canada.
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2017 May-Jun;60(4):313-327. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2017.1327916.
This article illustrates the concept of reciprocity in the context of immigrant families. It recommends that definition of reciprocity account for exchanges beyond the immediate family, and render visible the simultaneous location of older people as care recipients and providers, and care arrangements across generations, borders, community, and time. Adopting a critical ethnographic study on the aging and care experiences of older Filipinos in Canada, this article analyzes data from extended observations and in-depth semi-structured interviews with 18 older people, 6 adult children, and 13 community stakeholders. Findings highlight the unique configurations of care among the Filipino community whereby older people engage in care exchange as active participants across intergenerational, transnational, and fictive kin networks.
本文阐述了移民家庭背景下的互惠概念。它建议互惠的定义应涵盖直系家庭之外的交流，并揭示老年人作为受照顾者和照顾提供者的同时身份，以及跨越代际、国界、社区和时间的照顾安排。本文通过对加拿大老年菲律宾人的老龄化和照顾经历进行批判性人种志研究，分析了对18位老年人、6位成年子女和13位社区利益相关者进行的长期观察和深入半结构化访谈所获得的数据。研究结果突出了菲律宾社区中独特的照顾模式，即老年人作为积极参与者，通过代际、跨国和拟亲属网络参与照顾交流。
