Care as a Social Relationship: Helping the Elderly

Care as a Social Relationship: Helping the Elderly

Based on fieldwork conducted between 1982 & 1984 in a Ru GB village, a model is constructed of nonkin community assistance to the elderly. Such care is shown to be a social relationship shaped by the community's code of values, elderly's communication of need, & the agreement betwe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anthropology today 1987-06, Vol.3 (3), p.13-14
1. Verfasser: Michaud, Ellen M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age groups
Care of the aged
Communities
Community relations
Community support
Elderly
Friendship
Great Britain
Older adults
Rural Communities
Social Support
Volunteerism
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Zusammenfassung:Based on fieldwork conducted between 1982 & 1984 in a Ru GB village, a model is constructed of nonkin community assistance to the elderly. Such care is shown to be a social relationship shaped by the community's code of values, elderly's communication of need, & the agreement between these factors. A case study is used to show how communication failures can disrupt this relationship: a misinterpretation of the elderly's needs can result in inappropriate or inadequate care, while the elderly person's misinterpretation of care that is offered or failure to adequately communicate their needs can cause them to be rejected or labeled deviant. K. Hyatt
ISSN:0268-540X
1467-8322
DOI:10.2307/3032933