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Trends and implications for human service development in Singapore
- Author:
- ANG John
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 5(1), January 1995, pp.95-106.
- Publisher:
- Times Academic
The changing status of Singapore women leads to delayed marriage and lower parity, altering the demographic profile. Some implications for human service development in elderly and family welfare are discussed.
Elderly women, social change and care patterns in Italy
- Authors:
- LAMURA Giovanni, MENGANI Massimo
- Publisher:
- Italian National Research Centres on Aging
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 15p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Ancona, Italy
Empowerment in social work practice with older women
- Author:
- BROWNE Colette V.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 40(3), May 1995, pp.358-364.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Literature describing the interface of ageism and sexism on older women, the majority of the elderly population in the USA, has resulted in the knowledge that they are a population at risk. Empowerment is a social work process and intervention that has been recommended for work with oppressed populations and with women. An analysis of traditional, feminist, and social work conceptualisations of empowerment, however, identifies issues that are problematic for social workers. This article suggests reasons for broadening the definition and concept of empowerment to allow social welfare professionals to better speak to the multiple needs of women in their later years.
Marital status of caregiving daughters and co-residence with dependent parents
- Authors:
- BRODY Elaine M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 35(1), February 1995, pp.75-85.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The role of caregiving daughters' marital status is examined as it relates to their sharing households with disabled elderly parents. Married daughters fared best in well-being, income, and social support. Never-married women were the most likely to have never moved out of the parental home. Separated/divorced caregivers, more than married and widowed, had moved into the parent's home rather than the reverse and widowed daughters had lived in re-formed joint households longest. The main reason for re-forming shared households was the disability of the parent. Among other reasons were death or withdrawal of previous a caregiver and financial problems, with separated/divorced daughters the most likely to mention finances.
Elderly women and fear of violent crime: the least likely victims? A reconsideration of the extent and nature of risk
- Author:
- FOSTER Janet
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Criminology, 35(4), Autumn 1995, pp.584-598.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Assesses existing explanations of the relationship between the risk and fear of crime amongst elderly people. These have tended to assume an incongruity between levels of fear and the chances of victimisation. It is argued that the significance of gender has previously been understated, and that the temporal and spatial parameters to conceptualisations of 'risk' have been unduly narrow. In a recent study, elderly women were no more concerned about violent crime than younger women, and the nature of their concerns bore closer relation to risk. Moreover, it is contended that domestic violence against elderly people is considerably more prevalent than is generally acknowledged. It is argued that age structured relationships be retained in analyses of fear of crime as a determinant of actual rather than perceived risk.
Changes in the living arrangements of older women: an international study
- Author:
- WOLF Douglas A.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 35(6), December 1995, pp.724-731.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study analyses trends in the percentage of older women living alone in 21 European and North America countries over the period of 1960-1992, the general pattern is one of substantial annual increases in the percentage of elderly women living alone. This trend is shown to result mainly from demographic changes, with little evidence of a role for economic variables. The analysis suggests a reversal of the current trend in coming years, as mothers of post-war baby booms reach old age.
Working carers: international perspectives on working and caring for older people
- Editor:
- PHILLIPS Judith
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 169p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Presents different perspectives on working carers who care for older people. The publication aims to reflect on the different stages in the development of this issue by looking first at the British perspective; then Europe and finally looking at developments in North America.
Diversity in organizations: new perspectives for a changing workplace
- Editors:
- CHEMERS Martin M., OSKAMP Stuart, COSTANZO Mark A.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 282p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at changes in the make up of the workforce in the United States due to demographic changes. Looks at the positive contributions that women, people from minority ethnic groups, and older people can make to organisations. In 3 sections: individual reactions to diversity; diversity effects on groups and teams; and organisational perspectives on diversity.
Kvinder i klemme (Women in a cleft stick)
- Author:
- THESBJERG Grete
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 4,, 1995, pp.243-257.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
There are special expectations of women, especially of wives, to take on caring and nursing tasks when their husbands are suffering from senile dementia. Only a few receive proper diagnosis. The women slip unnoticed into the care task as the illness develops. The women's identity and role as housewife is threatened. They work on the basis of a mother/child model and are oppressed by a sense of powerlessness, insufficiency, and guilty conscience when the care does not have any results. The women are isolated. They give greater priority to the care task than to their own interests, and if the rest of the family and friends do not understand the situation, they stand alone with the task. The assistance offered by the public system is often quite insufficient. The result is two patients instead of one.
Are women becoming a burden? independence, dependency and community care
- Author:
- ELLIS Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 2, 1995, pp.1-10.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Explores the differing and gendered meanings attached to 'independence' and 'dependency' in the newly decentralised and marketised regimes of community care, and assesses the extent to which older and disabled women are receiving the services and support they require to enable them to lead independent lives.