Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2022 Jan-Feb;34(1):38-57. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2020.1851430. Epub 2021 Jan 7.
This study uses an interpretive narrative approach to compare and contrast assumptions regarding social integration (participation in meaningful and multiple roles, and engagement in social networks) as promoted in the Chilean , with the expectations of interviewees aged 60 to 74 years. The Policy assumes specific forms of social integration by: offering different options of social integration to dependent vs. independent older people, encouraging autonomy and self-management, and assuming the primacy of family responsibility in older people's care. Both the Policy and the interviewees emphasize the value of autonomy and independence in old age; the latter, however, do not place family at the frontline when care is needed. Understanding the matches and gaps between policy assumptions and older people's expectations for social integration, including the role of family caregiving, can open new possibilities to prevent social isolation and promote different forms of social support that are valued by older adults for their emotional and practical benefit.
本研究采用解释性叙事方法，比较和对比了智利提倡的社会融合（参与有意义和多样化的角色以及参与社交网络）的假设，以及对 60 至 74 岁受访者的期望。该政策通过以下方式假设特定形式的社会融合：为依赖型和独立型老年人提供不同的社会融合选择，鼓励自主和自我管理，并假设家庭在老年人护理中的首要责任。政策和受访者都强调老年人在老年时的自主权和独立性的价值；然而，当需要护理时，后者并没有将家庭放在最前线。了解政策假设与老年人对社会融合的期望之间的契合点和差距，包括家庭护理的作用，可以为防止社会孤立和促进不同形式的社会支持开辟新的可能性，这些支持形式对老年人的情感和实际利益都有价值。
