Gender Dimensions of Aging Among Indigenous People

2018 ◽  
pp. 142-158
Author(s):  
Faisal Ahmmed
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Family System ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Elderly Males

Researchers view older people as a homogenous group where age is a leveler of characteristics. But factors such as gender, socio-economic background, family relationships and support, living situation, physical condition, cultural practices, etc. severely influence how a person will enjoy their later life. In Khasi Indigenous community women enjoy higher status than their counterparts. Due to a strong matriarchical family system, women become the owner of property inherently and husbands stay in wives' houses. This empowers women economically and family members show their loyalty to the head of the family who is a woman. During old age, women are well cared for by family members, and elderly males are sometimes neglected, which is totally opposite to the majority people of Bangladesh. Based on an ethnographic study, this chapter explains how customs work in the creation of a special later life experience among elderly women. It also explains the challenges faced by Khasi elderly people in getting access to modern medical facilities and other government supports as citizen of Bangladesh.

Intergenerational family relationships of older women in central Minnesota

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 591-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
DENA SHENK
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family System ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
The Family ◽  
To Receive

This paper applies the family lifecourse perspective to the lives of rural older women in the Midwestern United States based on the findings of the Rural Older Women’s Project, an ethnographic study of the daily lives and systems of support of 30 women. The focus is on the relationships with children, grandchildren, and parents if they are still living, of rural older women in central Minnesota. Three case studies are used to demonstrate the full range of circumstances. From those who are still actively providing support and assistance to their own parents, children, and grandchildren, to those who are primarily the recipients of care and support, to those who are unable to receive the necessary assistance from their family system. These variations are significant in terms of the ways in which each of them face the increasing needs which often come with ageing.

scholarly journals A Biopsychosocial-Ecological Framework for Family-Framed Dementia Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ann Podgorski ◽  
Sharon D. Anderson ◽  
Jasneet Parmar
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Ecological Framework ◽  
The Social ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
The Individual

The biopsychosocial model has been applied through collaborative care dementia models to the diagnosis, symptom management, and treatment of dementia with a focus specifically on the person with dementia. Because individuals with dementia are increasingly dependent upon others particularly as the illness advances, dementia care requires the involvement and commitment of others, usually family, along with support from community-based resources. Hence, the quality and effectiveness of a person's dementia care are shaped in large part by the foundation of family relationships and the social and community networks in which they are embedded. While most current dementia care models incorporate biopsychosocial principles and recognize the essential role that family members play as caregivers, they fail to consider a patient's family system and relationships as potential risk factors or social determinants for care outcomes. This paper introduces a biopsychosocial-ecological framework to dementia care that is person-centered and “family-framed” in that it targets factors that influence care considerations at both the individual and relational levels of the social ecological networks that the patient and their family members occupy. We use this model to illustrate how current dementia care practices tend to focus exclusively on the individual patient and caregiver levels but fail to identify and address important relational considerations that cut across levels. We call for the need to add assessment of family relational histories of persons with dementia and family members who care for them in order to better meet the needs of the patient and the caregiver and to prevent harm. This model accentuates the need for interprofessional education on family assessments and caregiver-centered care, as well as interdisciplinary, collaborative models of dementia care that assume more accountability for meeting the needs of family caregivers in addition to those of persons with dementia.

How Family Members Respond to Residents' Wish to Die

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney Z. Moss ◽  
Miriam S. Moss ◽  
Helen K. Black ◽  
Robert L. Rubinstein
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Family ◽  
Wish To Die

Living and dying are inextricably associated in nursing homes. It is not unusual for old nursing home residents to express a wish to die. This article examines interwoven patterns of family responses to resident's wish to die. As part of a multi-site ethnographic study of bereavement in long-term care, we analyzed themes in audio-transcribed in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 family members in two religiously and culturally diverse nursing homes. Rooted in the contexts of the nursing home, the family system, and the socio-cultural milieu, three patterns of family responses emerged: avoidance, disconfirmation, and acceptance of the wish to die. The family members' responses reflect their efforts to make meaning of the resident's wish both for the resident and for themselves. Rather than viewing the wish to die as a symptom of mental health problems, they perceive it as reflecting the existential situation of the resident.

scholarly journals EXAMINING THE NATURE AND ROLE OF FAMILY SYSTEM INTERACTIONS AND ELDER FAMILY FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S383-S384
Author(s):  
Marlene Stum
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Family Processes ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Financial Exploitation ◽  
Parent Child

Abstract Guided by Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory, this paper contributes insight into family processes associated with elder family financial exploitation (EFFE). Processes involve “everyday” reciprocal interactions in the family microsystem between and among elder victims, perpetrator family members (i.e. adult children), and involved non-perpetrator family members (i.e. adult children, in-laws). Qualitative data from a purposeful sample of 28 non-perpetrator/non-victim family members who had experienced EFFE were thematically coded and analyzed. The findings suggest eight intergenerational family processes are relevant for understanding EFFE: a) parent/child resource exchange patterns, b) negotiating a “fair” use of resources, c) quality of parent/child and sibling relationships, d) family of origin functioning and dynamics (e.g. trust, respect, closeness), e) communication patterns, f) alliances and taking sides, g) role negotiation, and h) physical interactions. Consistent definitions and quality measures relevant for parent/adult child relationships over the life course and in later life developmental stages are needed next steps.

scholarly journals Restoration of emotional bonds in the family system

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (I) ◽  
pp. 210-221
Author(s):  
Наталія ВОЛОДАРСЬКА
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Gestalt Therapy ◽  
Emotional Bonds ◽  
Personal Boundaries ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
The Family ◽  
Meaningful Relationships

The article reveals the problems of emotional bonds restoration in the family system. Possibilities are analyzed of the systematic approach in the family psychotherapy. The example is given of work with the family system whose members have an addictive behavior. Symptoms of dysfunctions of family relationships are summarized. The goals of psychotherapy are indicated with the family and with each family member. The possibilities are analyzed of these problems solving. Meaningful relationships are specified in resolving the problem of restoration of emotional bonds between family members. The use of art therapy methods is illustrated in the strategy of restoration of the personal boundaries of family members. Changes are analyzed in family functions in the process of psychotherapeutic sessions. Methods of work in the gestalt therapy and the dialogue-phenomenological approach are proposed. The method of own life history description allows its reviewing in different ways. The narrative method activates changes in the awareness of context of life problems.

scholarly journals How Older Adults and their Families Perceive Family Talk about Aging-Related EOL Issues: A Dialectical Analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nichole Egbert ◽  
Jeffrey Child ◽  
Mei-Chen Lin ◽  
Carol Savery ◽  
Tammy Bosley
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Relational Dialectics ◽  
Family Coping ◽  
Relational Dialectics Theory ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Aging Parents

For older adults, approaching end-of-life (EOL) brings unique transitions related to family relationships. Unfortunately, most families greatly underestimate the need to discuss these difficult issues. For example, parents approaching EOL issues often struggle with receiving assistance from others, avoiding family conflict, and maintaining their sense of personhood. In addition, discussions of EOL issues force family members to face their parents’ mortality, which can be particularly difficult for the adult children to process emotionally. This study explored aging issues identified by aging parents and their families as they traverse these impending EOL changes. Ten focus groups of seniors (n = 65) were conducted. Focus groups were organized according to race (African American/Caucasian), gender, and whether the older adult was living independently or in an assisted care facility. When asked open-ended questions about discussing aging and EOL issues with family members, participants revealed tensions that led us to consider Relational Dialectics Theory as a framework for analysis. The predominant tension highlighted in this report was certainty versus uncertainty, with the two sub-themes of sustained life versus sustained personhood and confronting versus avoiding EOL issues. For these data, there were more similarities than differences as a result of gender, race, or living situation than one might expect, although culture and financial status were found to be influential in the avoidance of EOL discussions. The results of this study help to provide additional insight into relational dialectics related to aging, EOL, and the importance of communication in facilitating family coping.

Concerns of Elderly Women's Wellbeing

2018 ◽  
pp. 231-240
Author(s):  
Ratna Kumari Bandila
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Women Elderly ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Family System ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Rapid Urbanization

Marginalization/isolation or alienation in old age is among the most common issues that are affecting older women. Elderly women, who are still living with their sons/daughters and grand-children, are also suffering from emotional alienation. Due to fast changing socio-economic scenario of the country, fast paced modern lifestyle, and rapid urbanization across the country, younger generations hardly interact with their elderly family members. Popularity of nuclear family system has virtually crushed the strong traditional bond between grandchildren and grandmothers. The authors analyze this situation thoroughly and ask themselves (1) do the national policies for older persons help the aged women to enhance their wellbeing and (2) does the judiciary show alternate arrangements for the wellbeing of our senior citizens?

scholarly journals Active Aging through Later Life and Afterlife Planning: Shūkatsu in a Super-Aged Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Hui Hsien Chan ◽  
Leng Leng Thang
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
Mass Media Exposure

In Japan, the term shūkatsu—referred as the planning for later life and for the afterlife—has gained popularity due to high amount of mass media exposure in recent years. This paper examines shūkatsu from the active aging framework, contending that shūkatsu is an important activity that contributes to active aging, as the process of conscientious planning encourages older Japanese people to remain active. Data for this study were obtained from qualitative interviews that were conducted with 40 older middle-class Japanese citizens residing in Nagoya. Explored through a life course perspective, the study examined how salient factors, such as personal history, experiences, roles, anxieties, life-changing events, and cultural practices, have influenced older Japanese people in their shūkatsu decision-making process. In the process of understanding how the Japanese respond to changing family relationships and sociocultural transformations, the emphasis on living a “good old age” for better social, psychological, and physical well-being strongly reflects the agency to age actively. In a super-aged Japan, shūkatsu may be a vital strategy that not only ensures a better quality of life for the older population and their children, but it also contributes to individual’s sense of usefulness and satisfaction, as they are actively involved in the planning and management of their own later and afterlife choices.

Pembinaan Semula Peradaban Komuniti Cina Muslim Berasaskan Dialog Antara Agama: Pengalaman di Terengganu dan Brunei

Sains Insani ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Azarudin Awang ◽  
Azman Che Mat ◽  
Sophian Ramli
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Interfaith Dialogue ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Muslim Family

Bagi sesebuah negara yang mempunyai etnik pelbagai anutan kepercayaan dan perbezaan amalan budaya, dialog antara agama berperanan membetulkan semula kekaburan dalam kehidupan beragama dan berbudaya. Melalui peranan Saudara Baru, dialog antara agama mampu menjadi medan bagi menjelaskan kebenaran tentang agama Islam kepada masyarakat bukan Muslim dan pelaksanaan amalan budaya asal kepada Muslim asal. Objektif kajian ini ialah melihat pengalaman pelaksanaan dialog antara agama di Terengganu dan relevansi dalam kehidupan beragama di negara Brunei. Metode kajian ini menggunakan kajian dokumen yang menyentuh komuniti Cina Muslim di Terengganu dan Brunei. Pengalaman pelaksanaan dialog antara agama di Terengganu dan negara Brunei memperlihatkan dialog antara agama mampu membetulkan salah faham dan selanjutnya mengendurkan ketegangan hubungan antara agama dan budaya antara komuniti Saudara Baru, ahli keluarga bukan Muslim dan masyarakat Muslim asal. Biarpun begitu, adalah dicadangkan agar kajian yang menyentuh dialog antara agama perlu diperkukuhkan sebagai medium membina semula peradaban memandangkan penduduk di kedua-dua lokasi ini terdiri daripada berbilang etnik dan agama sedangkan pada masa yang sama masalah yang menyentuh hubungan antara agama sentiasa timbul. Abstract: For a country with diverse ethics of beliefs and cultural practices, interfaith dialogue plays a role to redefine ambiguity in religious and cultural life. Through the role of the New Muslim (Muslim Convert), interfaith dialogue can become a medium to explain the truth about Islam to the non-Muslims and the implementation of real cultural practices to the others Muslim. The objective of this study is to examine the experience of interfaith dialogue in Terengganu and in Brunei. The method of this study is being conducted in document research that related with the Muslim Chinese community in Terengganu and Brunei. In addition, interviews with people involved in the management of New Muslims also carried out. The experience of interfaith dialogue in Terengganu and Brunei shows that dialogue capable explains misunderstandings and further loosening the tension between religion and culture among New Muslims, non-Muslim family members and Muslim communities. However, it is recommended that studies on interfaith dialogue should be strengthened as a medium for rebuilding civilization as the residents of both locations are multi-ethnic and religious while at the same time the problem of interreligious persists.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON DAILY SUPPORT TO FAMILY AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING IN ADULTHOOD

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S235-S235
Author(s):  
Jooyoung Kong ◽  
Yin Liu ◽  
David Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
National Study ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Extensive evidence suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can lead to negative health effects across a lifetime. This study examines the impact of ACEs on the frequency of providing daily support (i.e., unpaid assistance, emotional support, and disability-related assistance) to family members and the moderating effects of ACEs in the association between providing daily support to family and daily negative affect. Using the National Study of Daily Experiences II, we analyzed a total of 14,912 daily interviews from 2,022 respondents aged 56 on average. Key results showed that a greater number of ACEs were associated with providing more frequent emotional support to family. We also found the significant interaction effect that adults with more ACEs showed greater negative affect on the days when they provided assistance to family members with disabilities. The findings underscore the long-term negative impact of ACEs on daily well-being in the context of family relationships.

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