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Social support in later life: a study of three areas
- Authors:
- PHILLIPS Judith, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 30(6), December 2000, pp.837-853.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The research reported in this article examines elderly people's family and community networks in three urban areas of England: Bethnal Green, Wolverhampton and Woodford. These were the locations for a number of major studies in the 1940s and 1950s. Four decades on from the original studies, a social network approach was used to explore changes in the social relationships in these three areas. The research sought to assess whom older people identified as 'important' in their lives, and the role such people played in the provision and receipt of support.
Older people
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 9, April 2000, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Describes recent research that does much to shed light on what older people need from social care to make a real difference to their lives.
Home alone
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.10.00, 2000, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Some older people prefer to live alone. There are many, however, who feel isolated, fearful and desperate for company and support. The author examines the barriers in the path to social integration for older people.
Expectations and attitudes affecting patterns of informal care in farming families in Northern Ireland
- Author:
- HEENAN Deirdre
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 20(2), March 2000, pp.203-216.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Recent research in Northern Ireland examining the needs and circumstances of informal carers has highlighted the personal and financial costs of caring. Argues that these studies have taken no account of the particular expectations and attitudes towards informal care that exist within farm families. In these families there is a strong expectations that care for older relatives will take place almost entirely within the family. Help from the state and voluntary sector is extremely limited. Rather than being described as burdensome and difficult, these family arrangements are described as beneficial for everyone involved. It is argued that expectations and attitudes towards care within farm families are significantly different from those in non-farm families and policy makers and practitioners must take account of this in the context of care in the community.
How important is parenthood: childlessness and support in old age in England
- Authors:
- WENGER G. Clare, SCOTT Anne, PATTERSON Nerys
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 20(2), March 2000, pp.161-182.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article asks whether the distinction between parenthood and childlessness make much difference to social support in old age. Using data from Liverpool, it compares the support networks of older people in three categories: parents; married but childless and unmarried and childless. The principal finding is that childlessness has a negative impact on support network strength only for single men and married women. The findings have implications for the evaluation of social policies that are based on the expectation that individual female family members, in the context of a male-breadwinner family, will provide 'caring' for dependent persons. Such provision of care may incur diminished receipt of care for some women in old age.
Moving on without parents: planning, transitions and sources of support for middle-aged and older adults with intellectual disability
- Author:
- BIGBY Christine
- Publisher:
- MacLennan & Petty
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 263p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Sydney, NSW
Examines the nature and success of parental planning for the future care of adult children with intellectual disability. Begins by reviewing existing research on parental planning and sources of support for people with intellectual disabilities in later life; then details the results of a study of the transition from parental care and subsequent care experiences of people aged 55 or over. Examines the nature of parental plans, the process of transition from parental care and the long term success of parental plans. Explores, with case vignettes, the current situation of older people, their access to services and their sources of informal support. Concludes by examining policy and practice implications.
Families and formal service usage: stability and change in patterns of interface
- Authors:
- LYONS K.S., ZARIT S.H., TOWNSEND A.L.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(3), August 2000, pp.234-243.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Understanding the relationship between formal and informal support is becoming increasingly important for those involved in caring for the elderly. A sample of 305 primary family caregivers were interviewed at three points in time regarding their use of formal services and assistance from additional family members. It was possible to classify the sample initially into three types of family/formal interface: isolatees who receive no help from family for formal services, family dependent who are assisted by kin but not formal services, and formal who receive some assistance from paid services, family dependent who are assisted by kin but not formal services, and formal who receive some placement.
Social factors and the outcome of dementia
- Authors:
- ORRELL Martin, BUTLER Rob, BEBBINGTON Paul
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(6), June 2000, pp.515-520.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a study to investigate the role of social factors in the outcome of dementia. The hypotheses put forward were that adverse life events and social support would be associated with reduced survival. Results from the study found that receiving meals on wheels was associated with reduced survival, while attending a day centre and having support from relatives were associated with increased survival. Higher dependency and poorer physical health were associated with reduced survival. Concludes that, in particular, meals on wheels or home help, may be a marker of lack of social support, which influences outcome.
Sense of coherence and social support - Resources for subjective well-being and health of the aged in Finland
- Authors:
- ELOVAINIO M., KIVIMAKI M.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 9(2), April 2000, pp.128-135.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article examines whether the psychological and social resources of aged people (over 75 years) in Finland predict their subjective well-being and experienced state of health. Based on previous research on younger people we formed a model where morbidity, experienced quality of social support and sense of coherence together with economic resources are the predictors of both experienced state of health and subjective well-being. The model providing the most parsimonious explanation of the data suggested that a strong sense of coherence and high experienced quality of social relationships are strongly related to subjective well-being. Experienced state of health was associated with morbidity and subjective well-being, but there was no significant relationship between subjective well-being and morbidity.
Ageing in India: some key issues
- Author:
- JAMUNA D.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 25(4), Spring 2000, pp.16-31.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
In the forthcoming decades, there will be a tremendous increase in the number of elderly in India, with their rate of increase being faster than that of the total population. How is the country going to manage this huge elderly population, given its poor resources and standard of living? What are the issues involved in this challenge? This article briefly discusses some of these issues with regard to work status, dependency ration, living arrangements, gender ageing, health and disability status, family and kinship relationships and availability of social security provisions for the elderly.