Yes / As the population ages, a key question is to how support older people who are in need
of some form of care. This article highlights how older people may be embedded in
multigenerational familial care networks. It explores the ways in which care and support
for great-grandparents are worked out in multigenerational families, as well as between
informal and formal sources of support. Methods involve qualitative life history
interviews with five four-generation families.
Findings suggest that care is worked out through a balance of care, need and support
across generations. Depending on available resources, this produces a variety of
support outcomes including: home based family care with and without supplemented
professional help, sheltered accommodation with family care, institutional care as well
as fluctuations between different support patterns.
Supporting informal care networks through professional support can help multiple
generations balance intergenerational relationships across the shifts between greater
dependency and independence. / PhD Scholarship attached to the ESRC funded Timescapes study within the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/7487 |
| Date | 23 November 2015 |
| Creators | Powell, Catherine |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Accepted manuscript |
| Rights | © 2015 Policy Press. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Families, Relationships and Societies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version will be available at http://www.policypress.co.uk/journals_frs.asp? |
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