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Politics of defamilialization: a comparison of Italy, Japan, Korea and Spain
- Authors:
- ESTEVEZ-ABE Margarita, NALDINI Manuela
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of European Social Policy, 26(4), 2016, pp.327-343.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article investigates the politics of ‘defamilialization of care’ in four familialist countries – Italy, Japan, Korea and Spain – during the past 15 years. By ‘defamilialization of care’, the authors refer to those public policies, which aim at reducing the care responsibility of the family – both for the young and the old. They build upon the existing literature on new social risks by highlighting the role of those macro-political institutions such as electoral systems and government types in order to demonstrate that there are two very different types of politics of defamilialization: (1) election-oriented and (2) problem-oriented. The authors attribute different policy outcomes in the four familialist countries to their specific institutional configurations rather than to partisan government composition or different cultural orientations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Well-being and lack of well-being among nursing home residents
- Authors:
- MOTTERAN Arianna, TRIFILETTI Elena, PEDRAZZA Monica
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 41(2), 2016, pp.150-166.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
The aim of the present paper is to analyse the well-being of elderly people in institutions, particularly in relation to the use of space in the Nursing Home (NH). Little research has been done on how older people experience the environment of the NH. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 Nursing Home residents between the ages of 67 and 90. The findings indicate that the informants’ expressions of well-being belong to two main categories: “Well-being in public and private spaces” “Lack of Well-being in public and private spaces”. Two comprehensive themes were identified as relevant to a better understanding of the residents’ expressions of well-being: Emotional states, Own/Others’ behaviours and activities. From results emerged that in residents’ room, peacefulness is fundamental to relaxation and sleep; in lounge, being excluded from the group can be a source of negative feelings. Lack of well-being in the bathroom is related to feelings of incapacity and to violations of privacy. Practical implications of findings are discussed with regard to the role of health care assistants, nurses and activities co-ordinators in the promotion of residents’ well-being. (Edited publisher abstract)