Assistant Professor, Department of Gerontology, McCormack Graduate School of Policy & Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston , Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
National Institute on Aging Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2020 Jul-Oct;32(4-5):416-424. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2020.1770031. Epub 2020 Jun 3.
Families and intergenerational relationships are important sources of risk for COVID-19 infection, especially for older adults who are at high risk of complications from the disease. If one family member is exposed to the virus they could serve as a source of transmission or, if they fall ill, the resources they provide to others could be severed. These risks may be especially heightened for family members who work outside the home and provide care, or for those family members who care for multiple generations. Policies have the potential to help families bear the burden of these decisions. This essay argues that policies that address health, employment, and other social issues have implications for families, and that policies aimed at families and caregivers can affect the health, employment, and the general well-being of the nation.
家庭和代际关系是 COVID-19 感染的重要风险源，尤其是对于那些因疾病而面临高并发症风险的老年人。如果一个家庭成员接触到病毒，他们可能成为病毒传播的源头；如果他们患病，他们为其他人提供的资源可能会被切断。对于那些在外工作并提供护理的家庭成员，或者对于那些照顾多个世代的家庭成员来说，这些风险可能尤其高。政策有可能帮助家庭承担这些决策的负担。本文认为，解决健康、就业和其他社会问题的政策对家庭有影响，而针对家庭和照顾者的政策可以影响国家的健康、就业和整体福祉。
