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Eldercare and employed caregivers: a public/private responsibility?
- Authors:
- KOERIN Beverly B., HARRIGAN Marcia P., SECRET Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 51(1/2), 2008, pp.143-161.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Some 20% of the US population is estimated to provide care to a family member over the age of 18, the majority to older people. Most work full or part time, nearly two-thirds have to make work-related adjustments in order to provide care, and there has been relatively little support from legislation and public policy until recently. This paper examines the problems facing employed carers of older family members; identifies current private and public policies on carer needs, presents a process model for creating family-friendly workplaces, and identifies social work roles that support family caring. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Productive engagement among older Americans: prevalence, patterns, and implications for public policy
- Author:
- HINTERLONG James E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 20(2), 2008, pp.141-164.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Three waves of data from the Americans’ Changing Lives Study are analysed to examine the prevalence of the following among people over 60: formal paid employment; irregular paid work; unpaid volunteering; caring; and informal assistance to others. Engagement in these productive activities is shown to be widespread, with the majority of older people involved in multiple activities of this type. Non-market activities such as caring, informal help and volunteering are the most common. The initiation and cessation of activities are common and yield more complex patterns, and lower rates of non-participation, than do cross-sectional analyses. The time spent in productive engagement is highly variable, and declines over time. The paper concludes by looking at policy strategies to increase the availability and quality of opportunities for productive engagement, and to promote planning for such engagement in later life. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
State pension deferral: public awareness and attitudes
- Authors:
- COLEMAN Nick, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 79p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the report of qualitative and quantitative research commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in order to develop understanding of State Pension deferral. The study's key objectives were to investigate the characteristics of those people past State Pension Age who do, and do not, defer claiming their State Pension, to explore awareness of deferral policies and to understand what motivates people's decisions.
Promoting equality for older workers: a guide for union reps
- Editors:
- PECK Stephanie, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Labour Research Department
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Demographic change is altering the profile of the labour market creating a workforce in which there are increasing numbers of older workers. This booklet provides union reps and negotiators with the information that they need to promote equality and develop an "age-friendly" workplace for older workers.
Older people's sense of coherence: relationships with education, former occupation and living arrangements
- Authors:
- CIAIRANO Silva, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 28(8), November 2008, pp.1075-1091.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Few studies have explored the combination of individual and contextual conditions that influence psychological health among older people. This study aimed to analyse the sense of coherence (SOC) in a sample of Italian senior citizens in relation to gender, educational level, living arrangements and former employment, when controlling for age. The short version of the SOC scale (Antonovsky 1987), which has items for the ‘comprehensibility’, ‘manageability’ and ‘meaningfulness’ components, was administered to a sample of 198 senior citizens of both genders and with an average age of 68.5 years. The findings showed that: (a) senior citizens with a higher level of education and who had retired from jobs with a high level of responsibility perceived reality as more controllable, manageable and meaningful; (b) with greater age, the perception that life's challenges are worth facing decreased; and (c) there was an interaction between living arrangements and education level, viz. those with higher education, and those with lower education living with a spouse or partner, perceived reality as more meaningful and their life challenges as worth facing. It is important to investigate further the activities that help maintain a high sense of coherence throughout the life span, and to design social policies that support senior citizens who live alone, because they appear psychologically weaker than others.
Older men, work and health: reviewing the evidence
- Authors:
- GRANVILLE Gillian, EVANDROU Maria
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 37p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The relationship between work and the health of older male workers is receiving too little attention, a new report has concluded. ‘Older men, work and health’, a report published by TAEN - The Age and Employment Network - and Help the Aged examines the role work plays in the lives and identity of men and the impact this has on their health, both in and out of work.
Labour market policy for 'active ageing' in Europe: expanding the options for retirement transitions
- Authors:
- HARTLAPP Miriam, SCHMID Gunther
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 37(3), July 2008, pp.409-431.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Based on the theory of Transitional Labour Markets, this article derives normative criteria for "active ageing". The authors argue why and under what conditions more employment for older people can help to improve their quality of life and can thus be considered an important part of future social policy. To this end, the article presents a brief review of the employment situation of older workers (aged 55–64) in the different European countries so as to identify what precisely might be required at the level of labour market policy. It systematically discusses the promoting and inhibiting factors behind the significant variation in the employment of older workers across Europe, and tests their explanatory value in a simple statistical model. Finally, the authors put the quantitative evidence into the perspective of policy examples, summing up some general strategies for "active ageing".
The direct effects of field of practice on core managerial role competencies: a study across three types of public sector human service agencies
- Author:
- PRESTON Mark S.
- Journal article citation:
- Administration in Social Work, 32(3), 2008, pp.63-83.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The social work management literature includes little empirical research on the direct effects of field practice on managerial action. This study addresses the issue by surveying 81 managers responsible for three types of public sector, county-based human service agencies in New York State: child welfare; older people’s services; and employment services. Consistent with flexible leadership theory, child welfare managers reported engaging in human relations activity (i.e. facilitating/conflict management and mentoring/staff development) significantly more than managers of older people’s services. Unexpectedly, there was also a significant difference between the managers of employment and older people’s services, with the former reporting more human relations activity than the latter. There were no significant differences between child welfare and employment service managers. The implications of the findings for social work management practice and research are discussed.
A qualitative comparative analysis of strategies for an ageing society, with special reference to pension and employment policies
- Authors:
- KIM Kyo-seong, LEE Yeonjung
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 17(3), July 2008, pp.225-235.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The primary purpose of this study is to typify the respondent strategies of the OECD countries based on the interconnected structure of income and employment guarantees. More specifically, this article seeks to typify welfare policies into four types (welfare-to-work, welfare emphasis, labour emphasis, market emphasis) based on the leniency of the pension system and active state intervention in employment security. With the resultant four types, this article then places them as the dependent variable while incorporating per capita GDP, aged dependency ratio, pension maturity level, union density, constitutional structure index and degree of decommodification as causal variables. Through this process, this article aims to derive the decisive variable for each type through qualitative comparative analysis.
Policy and practices relating to the active engagement of older people in the community: a comparison of Sweden and Australia
- Authors:
- LEONARD Rosemary, JOHANSSON Stina
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 17(1), January 2008, pp.37-45.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article compares policy and practices for engaging older people in community life in Sweden and Australia. Barriers and support for active engagement through paid work, social activism, volunteering and aged services are compared. Both countries face issues of ageing populations, services for rural areas and people with small needs. Issues for Sweden were the absence of age discrimination legislation, availability of funds and lack of recognition of the growing levels of volunteering. Issues for Australia concerned the new managerialist approach to services, with associated complexities of access and limited social activism.