Between Family and State: Ageing in Poland and Norway

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georges Midre ◽  
Brunon Synak
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Older People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Legal Obligation ◽  
Formal Care ◽  
The Family ◽  
Life Circumstances ◽  
Family State

ABSTRACTA comparative analysis of the life circumstances of older people in Poland and Norway is presented. It examines differences and similarities in attitudes to both family- and state-provided care, for those living in their own homes. In more prosperous Norway, public services are more frequent, elderly people are more independent and play a more active role in the labour market. In Poland formal care is seen as the last resort, with the responsibility for supporting elderly people placed firmly with the family. State services are directed towards those without families. The Norwegian system places no legal obligation on families, which results in a higher proportion living in institutions.

Talking with Peter Townsend

2018 ◽  
pp. 46-76
Author(s):  
Charlotte Greenhalgh
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
The State ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Old People ◽  
The Family ◽  
Real Work

The family lives of elderly people attracted fresh concern in the postwar years when more old people lived alone and used welfare services. Sociologist Peter Townsend spent many hours speaking with each of 203 interviewees when he researched the topic in East London in 1954–1955. Townsend highlighted ignored contributions of older people to family life. He showed that families, not the state, did the real work of aged care. During interviews, older people told life stories that illustrated their hard work and stoicism, and that challenged sociological theories. Most did not fear death, but only the suffering of loved ones. While a few could not find the words, the majority were confident storytellers: this chapter explores their unpublished stories.

Contrasting legal conceptions of family obligation and financial reciprocity in the support of older people: France and England

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIA TWIGG ◽  
ALAIN GRAND
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Older People ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Legal Obligation ◽  
Family Obligation ◽  
Legal Principle ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Welfare State

This paper explores the way family obligation and reciprocity are defined in law in France and England. Focusing on the areas of inheritance and financial support in relation to older people, it explores how these are contrasted and linked in the two societies. In France, families are legally obliged to support their kin through obligation alimentaire, but inheritance is secured by law within the family. In England by contrast there is no such legal obligation to support older relatives; nor is there any constraint on inheritance: testamentary freedom is the legal principle. The paper discusses the significance of these differences and assesses how far they are modified by the operation of the welfare state and by embedded assumptions about family relations. It sets the differences within the context of different discourses of law and social policy in the two countries.

scholarly journals There is more to receiving than needing: theoretical arguments and empirical explorations of crowding in and crowding out

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
HARALD KÜNEMUND ◽  
MARTIN REIN
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Crowding Out ◽  
Family Solidarity ◽  
The Family ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Generous Welfare

Recent literature on intergenerational relations – although giving different explanations – suggests that the giving of money and services to children reinforces the receiving of money and services by elderly people. To explore the flow of support between the generations we present evidence about the type and intensity of the help that elderly people receive from their adult children and their families. By comparing five developed countries we examine whether the amount of family help transferred to older people is shaped by a ‘crowding out’ process, in which more generous welfare systems displace family solidarity. Taking co-residence into account the international comparison does not support the crowding out hypothesis. We then show that the giving of services by older people to their adult children increases the probability that they receive help from them. This indirectly supports the reverse hypothesis, namely that the relationship between the state and the family may be described as a process of ‘crowding in’: generous welfare systems which give resources to elderly people help to increase rather than undermine family solidarity.

scholarly journals EDUKASI DAN PENDAMPINGAN DIET LANSIA DENGAN HIPERTENSI

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 566
Author(s):  
Bambang Soewito ◽  
Marta Pastari
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Common Chronic Disease ◽  
The Family ◽  
Lowland Area ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Average Occupation

ABSTRAKHipertensi adalah penyakit kronis yang umum di seluruh dunia dan faktor risiko utama penyakit kardiovaskular. Desa Sumber Harta Kabupaten Musi Rawas merupakan salah satu desa yang terletak di daerah dataran rendah padat penduduk yang rata-rata pekerjaannya sebagai petani. Data Puskesmas Sumber Harta menyebutkan bahwa angka kejadian hipertensi pada lansia sangat tinggi bahkan kunjungan terbanyak adalah penderita hipertensi mencapai 70%. Para lansia ini juga kurang memahami dampak jangka Panjang hipertensi seperti stroke. Tujuan dalam pengabdian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan lansia dan keluarga dalam mencegah komplikasi hipertensi. Mitra dalam pengabdian ini adalah Puskesmas dan Desa Sumber Harta (RT 09 dan 10). Peserta dalam kegiatan ini adalah lansia penderita hipertensi dan keluarga sebanyak 18 orang. Metode dalam kegiatan ini yaitu penyuluhan dan pendampingan pengelolaan diet hipertensi bersama keluarga. Keberhasilan tampak dari semangat dan antusiasnya lansia beserta keluarga. Lansia maupun keluarganya juga berperan aktif dalam menjawab evaluasi tentang materi yang telah disampaikan dan dapat mendemonstrasikan kembali pengolahan bahan makananan untuk diet hipertensi. Pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian terlaksana dengan lancar, pengetahuan lansia dalam memahami diet hipertensi bertambah serta berkomitmen dalam melaksanakan semua anjuran dari tim pengabdian untuk mencegah komplikasi hipertensi. Kata kunci: hipertensi; diet; lansia.ABSTRACTHypertension is a common chronic disease worldwide and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Sumber Harta Village, Musi Rawas Regency is one of the villages located in a densely populated lowland area whose average occupation is as a farmer. Data from the Sumber Harta Health Center stated that the incidence of hypertension in the elderly was very high, even the most visits were people with hypertension reaching 70%. These elderly people also do not understand the long-term impact of hypertension such as stroke. The purpose of the service is to increase the knowledge of the elderly and their families in preventing complications of hypertension. Partners in this service are Puskesmas and Sumber Harta Village (RT 09 and 10). Participants in this activity are elderly people with hypertension and their families as many as 18 people. The method in this activity is counseling and assistance in managing hypertension diet with the family. The success of this event can be seen from the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the elderly and their families. The elderly and their families also play an active role in answering the evaluation of the material that has been submitted and can demonstrate again the processing of food ingredients for the hypertension diet. The implementation of service activities was carried out smoothly, the knowledge of the elderly and their families in understanding the hypertension diet increased and they were committed to carrying out all the recommendations from the service team to prevent complications of hypertension Keywords: hypertension; diet; elderly people 

Investigating young people’s semi‑dependence during university

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenza Antonucci
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Family ◽  
Economic Background ◽  
University Experiences ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University ◽  
Family State

This chapter presents the different ‘profiles’ identified, showing the statements on which the different profiles (groups of students coming from the three countries) have agreed and disagreed. This part shows how the disagreement reflects the presence of different university experiences. The chapter explores in depth the main topics that have emerged from the study, showing the substantial differences in the university experiences of young people from the five profiles and comparing their positions in several areas: socio-economic background, welfare mixes (role of the family, state support, participation in the labour market during university) and the university experience (financial position, housing and accommodation, well-being, and education).

Caring for People who Die: The Experience of Family and Friends

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Seale
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
National Sample ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family And Household ◽  
Mixed Feelings ◽  
Care Of The Dying

ABSTRACTA survey of relatives, friends and others who knew the deceased in a random national sample of adult deaths in England forms the basis of this report. Comparisons of this 1987 sample are made with a similar study carried out in 1969. The sample of deaths was largely one of elderly people, and changes in the family and household compositions of these people reflect changes in the wider population of elderly people. More lived alone, or in smaller family units, and fewer sources of help during their final illness were available from relatives. Women were particularly disadvantaged, both as dependants and carers, who were then bereaved, often themselves left to live alone. The stress and the mixed feelings of carers are described. Nevertheless, a substantial minority were free of serious levels of dependency in their last year of life. Those dying of cancer formed a somewhat younger group, with shorter periods of dependency and greater availability of relatives to look after them. Many of the medical and nursing innovations in the care of the dying have focused exclusively on cancer. This study demonstrates the value of a broader perspective on death and dying that emphasises the needs of older people.

The Relationship Between Antioxidant Nutrient Intake and Cataracts in Older People

2006 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodríguez-Rodríguez ◽  
Ortega ◽  
López-Sobaler ◽  
Aparicio ◽  
Bermejo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Older People ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Weighing Method ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between the intake of antioxidant nutrients and the suffering of cataracts in 177 institutionalized elderly people (61 men and 116 women) aged ≥ 65 years. Dietary intake was monitored for 7 consecutive days using a "precise individual weighing" method. Subjects, who during their earlier years were exposed by their work to sunlight, had a greater risk of suffering cataracts (OR = 3.2; Cl: 1.1–9.3, P < 0.05) than those who worked indoors. A relationship was found between increased vitamin C intake and a reduced prevalence of cataracts (i.e., when comparing those above P95 for vitamin C intake with those below P5; (OR = 0.08; Cl: 0.01–0.75, P 0.05). Among subjects with cataracts, 12.1% had vitamin C intakes of < 61 mg/day (P10) and only 2.2% had intakes of > 183 mg/day (P95) (p < 0.01). Subjects who consumed > 3290 μg/day (P95) of lutein were less likely to have cataracts (OR = 0.086; Cl: 0.007–1.084; p < 0.05) than those whose consumption was < 256 μg/day (P5). In men, high intakes of zeaxanthin seemed to provide a protective effect against the problem (OR = 0.96; Cl: 0.91–0.99; p < 0.05). The results suggest an association exists between exposure to sunlight and the development of cataracts, and that vitamin C, lutein, and zeaxanthin offer some protection against this disorder.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MORPHOLOGICAL-ANATOMICAL FEATURES OF THE LEAVES STRUCTURE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FAMILY LAURACEAE

Fitoterapia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
I. Yu. Posochova ◽  
◽  
O. P. Khvorost ◽  
Yu. A. Fedchenkova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Anatomical Features ◽  
The Family

Tertiary Educated Muslim Women's Work Decision

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Peck Leong Tan ◽  
Muhammad Adidinizar Zia Ahmad Kusair ◽  
Norlida Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
The Family ◽  
Labour Participation

The participation of women in the labour force has been steadily rising over the years, especially with tremendous human capital investment in educating more women at tertiary levels. However, the tertiary educated women labour participation remains low, particularly among Muslim women. Therefore, this paper explores how tertiary educated Muslim women make their decision to work. This study surveyed 139 tertiary educated women and found their decisions to work are affected by their families’ needs and/or responsibilities, and may not be due to their lives’ goals and dreams. The majority of them work for the sake of money and hence will work if offered jobs meet their expectations in term of salary and position. Furthermore, they will leave the workforce if they need to fulfil their responsibilities at home. Therefore, to retain or to encourage more women especially those with high qualifications to be in the labour market, stakeholders must provide family-friendly jobs and suitable work environment such as flexible working arrangements. More importantly, stakeholders must be able to convince the family members of tertiary educated women to release them to the labour market.   

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