Gender Differences in Financial Sources and Perceived Financial Satisfaction Among Older People in Vietnam

2016 ◽  
pp. 36-58
Author(s):  
Long Giang Thanh ◽  
Viet Mai Hoang ◽  
Diep Nguyen Thi Hong
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Financial Satisfaction ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Older Men And Women

This paper aims to show differences between older men and women in terms of financial sources for their living, as well as to examine determinants associated with perceived financial satisfaction of older men and women in Vietnam. The Chow tests show that urban and rural older people were not different in perceived financial satisfaction, while male and female people clearly were. Two separate logistic regression models for male and female older people were applied to discover determining factors of their perceived financial satisfaction. The findings generally showed that older women usually had lower probability for financial satisfaction than did men. Educational level, living area, and financial factors for both males and females played significant roles in making older people satisfied with their financial situations. The paper also indicates that there was a higher probability of financial satisfaction for those who received financial support from their children. The results also imply that there was no relationship between the work situation of older people and their perceived financial satisfaction, although working in later life could help older people increase their income.

scholarly journals Globalisation and older people: effects of markets and migration

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
GAIL WILSON
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Older People ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Older Men ◽  
World Trade Organisation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Older Men And Women

This paper discusses the material aspects of globalisation and the effects of the movements of trade, capital and people around the world on older men and women. While some older people have benefited, most notably where pensions and health care are well developed, the majority of older men and women are among the poor who have not. Free trade, economic restructuring, the globalisation of finance, and the surge in migration, have in most parts of the world tended to produce harmful consequences for older people. These developments have been overseen, and sometimes dictated, by inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) such as the International Monetary Foundation (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), while other IGOs with less power have been limited to anti-ageist exhortation. Globalisation transfers resources from the poor to the rich within and between countries. It therefore increases social problems while simultaneously diminishing the freedom and capacity of countries to make social policy. Nonetheless, the effects of globalisation, and particularly its financial dimensions, on a nation's capacity for making social policy can be exaggerated. Political will can combat international economic orthodoxy, but the evident cases are the exception rather than the rule.

scholarly journals Domestic Homicide of Older People (2010–15): A Comparative Analysis of Intimate-Partner Homicide and Parricide Cases in the UK

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1234-1253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Bows
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Domestic Homicide ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Older Men And Women

AbstractDespite half a century of research on both domestic violence and elder abuse, homicide of older people by a partner or family member (domestic homicide (DH)) remains largely unexplored. This article presents data drawn from a larger parent study examining homicide of older people (aged sixty and over) in the UK. This analysis is based on a subset of cases that would fall within current definitions of DH (n = 221). Analysis reveals differences in DH of older men and women in relation to the perpetrator gender and relationship and differences between intimate-partner homicides and those perpetrated by other family members. Implications for research, theory and practice are discussed.

Life satisfaction among older people in Italy in a gender approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 1481-1504 ◽  
Author(s):  
SILVIA MEGGIOLARO ◽  
FAUSTA ONGARO
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Older People ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Older Men And Women

ABSTRACTOver the last few decades, increasing attention has been paid to the issue of wellbeing among older people, and life satisfaction has been used as an indicator to evaluate older people's life conditions. This paper sheds some light on this topic with reference to Italy, a country characterised by an increasing ageing population. The aim is to examine life satisfaction among people aged 65 and older and its predictors. We adopt a gender approach to examine whether – as suggested by the literature – older men and women have different sources of satisfaction. We test this hypothesis in Italy, a country still characterised by an unbalanced public and private gender system. In doing this, we also control whether living arrangements – specifically living alone – influence the determinants of life satisfaction of older men and women. The data used are from the cross-sectional surveys ‘Aspects of Daily Life’, undertaken in Italy by the National Statistical Institute. The results do not show clear gender differences in the determinants of life satisfaction, with only some slight gender differences among those living alone. This suggests that the social and cultural environment may play a relevant role for older people's life satisfaction.

Intimacy and Ageing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torbjörn Bildtgård ◽  
Peter Öberg
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Western World ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Ways Of Being ◽  
Older Men And Women

To repartner in later life is increasingly common in large parts of the Western world. This book addresses the gap in knowledge about late life repartnering and provides a comprehensive map of the changing landscape of late life intimacy. The book examines the changing structural conditions of intimacy and ageing in late modernity. How do longer lives, changing norms and new technologies affect older people’s relationship careers, their attitudes to repartnering and the formation of new relationships? Which forms do these new unions take? What does a new intimate relationship offer older men and women and what are the consequences for social integration? What is the role and meaning of sex? By introducing a gains-perspective the book challenges stereotypes of old age as a period of loss and decline. It also challenges the image of older people as conservative, and instead present them as an avant-garde that often experiment with new ways of being together.

Older men and women reflect on changes in sexual functioning in later life

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liat Ayalon ◽  
Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan ◽  
Inbar Levkovich ◽  
Khaled Karkabi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Functioning ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Older Men And Women

Gender and the negotiation between older people and their carers in the prevention of falls

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
KHIM HORTON ◽  
SARA ARBER
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Older People ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Older Mothers ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Older Men And Women

Little is known about how negotiation between older people and their carers varies according to gender. This paper reports a study of older men and women who have had multiple falls and the actions of their key family members to prevent multiple falls. In-depth interviews were conducted with 35 older people who had had recurrent falls, and separately with the identified key family member. The actions taken by the relatives to prevent future falls were classified as protective, coercive, negotiating, engaging and ‘reflective of mutual respect’. It was found that sons caring for older mothers took only ‘protective’ and ‘coercive’ actions, resulting in mothers having passive and submissive roles. In contrast, the daughters who were caring for their fathers undertook most often ‘engaging’ and some ‘negotiating’ actions, which empowered the fathers in their decision making. Daughters had a ‘peer-like’ relationship with the mothers that they supported and cared for, and undertook primarily ‘negotiating’ as well as ‘engaging’ actions. The two men who cared for older men took no specific actions but maintained mutual respect for each other. The findings demonstrate several ways in which the gender of the dyad members influences the nature of the negotiation between close relatives, and throws light on the factors that influence the autonomy and dependence of older people.

scholarly journals Living alone and mortality among older people in Västerbotten County in Sweden: a survey and register-based longitudinal study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nawi Ng ◽  
Ailiana Santosa ◽  
Lars Weinehall ◽  
Gunnar Malmberg
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Older People ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk ◽  
Older Men And Women

Abstract Background Living alone is increasingly common and has been depicted as an important cause of mortality. We examined the association between living alone and mortality risks among older men and women in northern Sweden, by linking two unique longitudinal datasets. Methods We used the Linnaeus database, which links several population registers on socioeconomic and health. This register-based study included 22,226 men and 23,390 women aged 50 and 60 years in Västerbotten County who had participated in the Västerbotten Intervention Program (VIP) during 1990–2006, with a total of 445,823 person-years of observation. We conducted Cox-proportional hazard regression to assess the risk of living alone on the mortality that was observed between 1990 and 2015, controlling for socio-demographic factors, chronic disease risk factors and access to social capital. Results Older men and women who lived alone with no children at home were at a significantly higher risk of death compared to married/cohabiting couples with children at home (with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.38, 95% CI of 1.26–1.50 in men and 1.27, 95% CI of 1.13–1.42 in women). Living alone was an even stronger factor than the well-established chronic disease risk factors and a lack of access to social capital. Conclusions A significant association between living alone and mortality among the older adult population in Sweden was observed. Providing good social support for older people is important in preventing the negative health impact of living alone.

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