scholarly journals Childcare practices of Polish Migrants in the Netherlands: Comparison with the countries of origin and destination

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alzbeta Bartova ◽  
Kasia Karpinska
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Working Parents ◽  
Migrant Families ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
Polish Migrants ◽  
Migrant Parents

Both formal and informal types of child care are important sources of support for working parents andespecially women. However, little is known about the way migrant families combine their work andfamily responsibilities in the context of an absent or limited social support network. We explore this issueusing the example of Polish migrant parents living in the Netherlands and compare their practices tothose of their Dutch and Polish counterparts in the Netherlands and Poland. The aim of our research isto investigate whether migrant parents adapt to the new institutional context, draw on the childcarenorms of their home country, or whether they adopt a unique strategy that reflects their specific positionof migrants, formulated as separate hypotheses. We found support for all of the three hypotheses andshowed that the childcare practices of Polish parents living in the Netherlands are highly dependent onthe age of the youngest child. We also found that the extent to which Polish migrants integrate into theDutch society can be an important predictor of their childcare strategies when the children are veryyoung.

scholarly journals Home-making of older Antillean migrants in the Netherlands

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 859-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
LOUISE MEIJERING ◽  
DEBBIE LAGER
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life History ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Netherlands Antilles ◽  
Attachment To Place ◽  
Sense Of Home

ABSTRACTA group of 141,345 immigrants from the Netherlands Antilles, a former colony, live in the Netherlands. An increasing number of these migrants are at or above retirement age, and for them, the question of where they want to grow old becomes relevant. It is important for people to age in a place where they feel at home, as attachment to place increases wellbeing in old age. In this article we discuss how older Antillean migrants in the Netherlands make their house and immediate living environment into a home. We focus on home-making practices in a broader cultural context, and in relation to wellbeing. These topics are addressed by drawing on qualitative life-history interviews with Antillean older people, who live in a co-housing community for older adults. It turns out that objects which remind the participants of their home country play an important role in making a home. Also, the community, with people from similar backgrounds, contributes to a sense of home. Finally, the presence of children and other family members is a key motivation for the participants' decision to age in the Netherlands.

scholarly journals The social support network for black psychiatric inpatients

Curationis ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ngubane ◽  
L. R. Uys
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Family Network ◽  
State Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
State Psychiatric ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family

A survey was carried out of almost 50% of Black inpatients in a state psychiatric hospital to evaluate the level of accessibility of the family network of the patients. Staff were interviewed on the problems they have with contacting families. The survey shows the extent of inadequate access and identifies reasons for the problem.

scholarly journals Social support network of nurses for the care of their own children

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 460-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Caroline Rodrigues ◽  
Verônica de Azevedo Mazza ◽  
Ieda Harumi Higarashi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Need Support ◽  
The Family ◽  
Returning To Work

This exploratory descriptive study, using a qualitative approach, aimed to characterize the social support of nurses in the care of their own children. The participants were ten nurses who were mothers, selected through a snowball method. Data collection occurred from November 2011 to January 2012 through semi-structured interviews and construction of families' genograms and ecomaps. Data were analyzed through Bardin content analysis, leading to the establishment of two categories: (1) Returning to work: the importance of family support and (2) The family and their interactive contexts: types of bonds. The social support network of the family is essential to the lives of these women, who need support, assistance and guidance in directing their activities in everyday overload.

scholarly journals Social support network, mental health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in primary care

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia Batista Portugal ◽  
Mônica Rodrigues Campos ◽  
Celina Ragoni Correia ◽  
Daniel Almeida Gonçalves ◽  
Dinarte Ballester ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social

The objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The General Health Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument were used. The Social Support Network Index classified patients with the highest and lowest index as socially integrated or isolated. A bivariate analysis and four multiple linear regressions were conducted for each quality of life outcome. The means scores for the physical, psychological, social relations, and environment domains were, respectively, 64.7; 64.2; 68.5 and 49.1. In the multivariate analysis, the psychological domain was negatively associated with isolation, whereas the social relations and environment domains were positively associated with integration. Integration and isolation proved to be important factors for those in emotional distress as they minimize or maximize negative effects on quality of life.

scholarly journals Concepts of multifaceted social support in operational work in the lives of South African Police Service members

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masefako A. Gumani
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
South African ◽  
Linear Process ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Network Systems ◽  
Police Service ◽  
South African Police Service ◽  
South African Police ◽  
Vhembe District

Orientation: The extensive role that social support plays in the lives of South African Police Service (SAPS) members outside of the expected work networks of professionals and colleagues should be further studied to reflect on the benefits received when handling the stressful and traumatic effects of operational work.Research purpose: The objective of this study was to describe the concepts of multifaceted social support network systems as perceived by SAPS members in the context of the Vhembe District (South Africa) in assisting them to deal with the effects of their operational work.Motivation for the study: There is still a call in social research to focus on the influence of different functions and sources of social support.Research design, approach and method: A descriptive phenomenological research design was used, and 20 SAPS participants were selected through purposive sampling. Unstructured,face-to-face interviews, field notes, telephone follow-ups and diaries were used to collect data which was subsequently analysed through phenomenological explication.Main findings: The results show that social support is not a linear process but is multifaceted,depending on specific operational settings. Furthermore, the social support network system identified is informed by the values of communal living in the Vhembe District as well as in the operational context in which the SAPS members work.Practical/managerial implications: The SAPS should help initiate and involve, during the debriefing of operational members, types and functions of social support that are dependent on organisational and community contexts.Contribution/value-add: This study makes a meaningful contribution to understanding that social support in the SAPS operational context is different from other contexts.

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