Index
Aging and the Family: Understanding Changes in Structural and Relationship Dynamics
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(2021), "Index", Claster, P.N. and Blair, S.L. (Ed.) Aging and the Family: Understanding Changes in Structural and Relationship Dynamics (Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, Vol. 17), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 293-301. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1530-353520210000017015
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INDEX
Note: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate endnotes.
AARP Public Policy Institute
, 86–87
Activities of daily life. See Activities of daily living (ADLs)
Activities of daily living (ADLs)
, 4, 64, 85, 89, 184, 194
and dependency
, 193
Actual caregivers in times of need
, 195
Additional aids for non-cohabiting elderly
, 169–170
“Ädel reform”
, 10
Advice network size
, 235
Affectual dimension of intergenerational relations
, 150
Age/aging
, 130
group
, 239
identities
, 194–199
index
, 43
of marital partner
, 216
population
, 40
society
, 2, 99
Agencies
, 77
agency support
, 73–74
Aging women in contemporary Indian families
, 185–186
age identities, and habitus of family
, 194–199
attitude of family toward medical needs
, 207
care
, 186–188
emotional support
, 188–190
family, roles, and work
, 190–192
HRQOL
, 192–194
issues of family care and QOL
, 182–185
matrilineal system of family in Kerala
, 181–182
reasons for negative attitude of family members
, 207
Aide–family dynamics
, 68
factors influencing
, 72–74
types
, 75
Akaike information criterion (AIC)
, 135, 219
“Alternative lifestyles”
, 156–157
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
, 84
Analytic plan
, 254–255
Anxiety
, 84, 217, 222, 224
Artha (prosperity)
, 198
Ashrama system
, 198
Assessment of care needs
, 10–11
“Assistive” care
, 66
Associational dimension of intergenerational relations
, 150
“Automobility of family life”
, 161
Average marginal effects (AME)
, 107, 114
Basic Pension
, 9
Bayesian information criterion (BIC)
, 135
Be a Good Citizen and Take Good Care of Themselves and Their Families theme
, 148–149, 151
Be Obedient theme
, 147, 149, 151
Beja (medium-sized city), 174n7
Biographical disruptions
, 230
“Biståndshandläggare”
, 17
Bivariate analysis
, 278–279
Black women
, 274
Bourdieu’s Practice theory
, 183
Brahmacharya (student)
, 187, 198
Bridging aids for non-cohabiting elderly
, 170–171
Carative relationships
, 66, 70, 72
Care
, 3
of aging women in India
, 186–188
convoys
, 65
home care workers, families, and the co-production
, 65–66
on microlevel
, 7–11
Care managers (CMs)
, 3–4, 10–11
Care Recipient (CR)
, 4
Caregivers
, 89
Caregiving
, 84, 187
activities
, 116
duration
, 85
grandmothers
, 125–126
Caregiving burden
, 84–86
analysis
, 89
data
, 87
discussion
, 91–93
measurement
, 88–89
results
, 89–91
statistically significant relationships
, 91
Caring for aging population
, 79
Case Management
, 8
Case manager. See Care managers (CMs)
Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-D scale)
, 129, 131
“Change in Trends of Vietnamese Family Characteristics in International Integration Process” Project, 59n3
Chi-square tests
, 192
Child care
, 124, 126, 129
China, growth in internal migration in
, 143
China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
, 144
Chinese society
, 143–144
Chinese-American grandparents
, 100
Chow test
, 111
Class
, 158
Classical marriage patterns
, 210
CMs/SWs
, 3, 17–20, 33
analysis of vignettes
, 19–29
Japanese CMs/SWs
, 21, 23
reasoning
, 30
Swedish CM/SW
, 10
Co-production of care
, 65–66
perceptions of
, 70–72
Codes
, 146
Coding
, 146
Cohabitation
, 219
Collaborative model of home care
, 78
Collaborative relationships
, 66
Community activities in Viet Nam
, 47–50
Community care model in Korea
, 11
Community-based integrated care system
, 8
Community-based organizations
, 50
Comparative Asian Family Survey (CAFS), 58n1
Comparative fit index (CFI)
, 89
Competitive relationships
, 66, 70–71, 75
“Complementary” labor
, 66
Confidant network size
, 235
Confucian culture
, 149–150
Confucianism
, 8
Consensual dimension of intergenerational relations
, 150
Content analysis
, 146, 149
Control(s)
, 130
negotiating power and
, 75–76
variables
, 239
Conventional relationships
, 66
Correlations
, 279–281
Covariates
, 106
Croatia
, 213
liberation and emancipation of women in
, 222–223
Cultural family
, 49
Custodial grandmothers
, 130
Decommercialization
, 13
Defamilialization
, 29–30
through public provision
, 7
Defamilization
, 13
Deinstitutionalization
, 156–158
Demographic characteristics
of population aging in Viet Nam
, 43–44
related to older adults’ care
, 44–47
Demographic covariates
, 254
Dependent variable
, 105–106, 219
Depression
, 84, 218, 222, 224
Depressive symptoms
, 129
by grandparenting
, 135
Korean grandparenting and
, 133–135
Descriptive statistics
, 239, 240, 277
by relationship status
, 255–256
Deuniversalization
, 14
Dharma (righteous living)
, 198
Difficult ties network size
, 236
Distraction
, 169
Diversity in family relations
, 150
Divorce in Vietnamese culture
, 46
Divorced people
, 256–258
“Doi Moi” policy (Renovation), 44, 46, 50, 59n4
Domestic workers in Viet Nam
, 52
Dyad variables
, 219
Ecological systems theory
, 12
Education
, 55–56, 130, 216
Educational attainment
, 239
Elder care
, 40
in family during first two decades of 21st century
, 52–57
in traditional Vietnamese family
, 40–43
Elderly parents
economic support to
, 54
emotional support to
, 53
support patterns
, 52–53
support to elderly parents through regular daily housework
, 53–54
support to older parents by social groups
, 54–57
Emotional factors and marital satisfaction
, 271–272
Emotional intimacy
, 218, 222, 224
Emotional support of aging women in India
, 188–190
Employment status
, 239
Enumeration districts (EDs)
, 105
Evaluations
, 99
Évora (Portuguese city)
, 159
Expertise
, 75–76
External support and supervision
, 76–77
Ezhavas
, 181
Familialism
by default
, 7
prescribed
, 7
supported
, 7
“Familialist” regime
, 13
Familism/familialism
, 4
“Familistic” welfare regimes
, 7
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
, 86
Family Routines Inventory (FRI), 174n5
Family/families
, 65–66
care to formal care in Korea
, 13–14
caregivers
, 84
dynamics
, 65
emotional support
, 253, 257–259, 261–262
habitus of
, 194–199
in India
, 180–181
Indian women in
, 185–186
matrilineal system in Kerala
, 181–182
occasions
, 159–160
practices
, 158
rituals
, 158–159
social–structural changes of
, 190–191
Filial child
, 147–148, 151
Filial piety
, 142
in changing context
, 143–144
coding
, 146
discussion
, 149–152
as personal trait
, 143
procedures and sample characteristics
, 145–146
results
, 146–148
study location
, 144–145
traditional meanings and subconstructs
, 142
Financial strain
, 84
“Floating couple”
, 156–157
Formerly married cohabiters
, 259
Formerly married daters
, 259
Friend emotional support
, 253, 258–259, 261–262
Full-time grandchild care
, 136
Functional dimension of intergenerational relations
, 150–151
Gender
, 216, 222, 249–251
descriptive statistics by
, 255–256
differences
, 101–102, 109
identity
, 239
Generational interdependence
, 186
Geography
, 158
Goodness-of-fit statistics
, 135
Grandchild care
, 126, 136–137
Grandmothers
, 112
Grandparent caregivers
non-residential
, 100
scholarship on well-being of
, 98
Grandparent caregiving
, 98–99
analysis strategy
, 107–109
covariates
, 106
cross-cultural comparisons
, 99–100
data
, 105
dependent variable
, 105–106
description of sample
, 109, 114
discussion
, 99–111
independent variables
, 106
measurement
, 105–109
multivariate analyses
, 114–115
multivariate logistic regression results
, 109
research on non-custodial
, 100
theoretical framework
, 100–105
Grandparent child care
, 104
Grandparent–grandchild emotional bonds
, 112
Grandparenthood
, 157
Grandparenting
, 124–126
in Jamaican context
, 102–104
and well-being
, 101–102
Grihastha (householder)
, 187
Grihasthashrama
, 198
Habitus of family
, 194–199
Health behaviors
, 130
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
, 183–184, 192–194
Help Older Parents When in Times of Need theme
, 147–151
High multiplex network
, 238
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956
, 182
Hindu Succession Act
, 182
Hinduism
, 180
stages in life of individual in
, 187
Hispanics
, 99
Home care
, 4
collaborative model of
, 78
Home care networks
, 77–79
Home care workers (HCWs)
, 64–66
Home health agencies
, 77
Home health aides (HHAs)
, 64–66
aides’ perception of role
, 68–70
analysis
, 68
conceptualizing home care networks
, 77–79
data collection
, 67–68
design and methods
, 66
external support and supervision
, 76–77
factors influencing aide–family dynamics
, 72–74
negotiating power and control
, 75–76
participant characteristics
, 67
perceptions of co-production of care
, 70–72
recruitment
, 66–67
Identity Cocoons
, 198–199
Illams
, 180
Independent relationships
, 70–71
Independent variables
, 106
Indian family, 180–181. See also Aging women in contemporary Indian families
Individualization
, 156–158
Injury helps network size
, 235–236
Institute for Family and Gender Studies (IFGS), 58n1, 59n5
Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS-UL), 174n2
Institution
, 2
Instrumental activities of daily life. See Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
, 88–89, 184, 195
Integrated Community Care System
, 6
Intellectual intimacy
, 218
Interclass correlation (ICC)
, 219
Intergenerational relationships
, 98, 124, 136
Intergenerational self-help clubs model (ISC model)
, 49
Interpersonal variables
, 218–219
Jamaica
, 102–103
grandparenting in
, 102–104
institutional support for older adults
, 103–104
Jamaican grandparents’ characteristics by gender
, 107–108
labor force participation rates
, 104
multivariate logistic regression odds ratios
, 118–120
Japan
analysis of vignettes
, 19–29
data analysis
, 18
demography of participants
, 16
ethical considerations
, 18–19
findings related to defamilialization
, 29–30
LTCI system of Japan
, 5
methodological considerations and limitations
, 18
pattern of supported defamilialization
, 7
relationship between family-based and formal support services
, 31
reshaping family care
, 12–13
trustworthiness of vignette study
, 19
vignettes
, 15–17
welfare regimes
, 3, 7
Joint Family System (Abolition) Act 1975
, 182
Kāma (desire)
, 198
Karanavan
, 187, 191, 203
Katz scale
, 184
Kerala
matrilineal system of family in
, 181–182
Tharavadu among Nayars in
, 180
Kerala Joint family Abolition Act of 1976
, 182
Kin keepers
, 188, 190
Korea
, 2, 124
analysis of vignettes
, 19–29
community care model in
, 11
data analysis
, 18
demography of participants
, 16
ethical considerations
, 18–19
findings related to defamilialization
, 29–30
LTCI operating system
, 10
methodological considerations and limitations
, 18
pattern of supported defamilialization
, 7
relationship between family-based and formal support services
, 32
role of state
, 9
shift from family care to formal care
, 13–14
trustworthiness of vignette study
, 19
vignette study
, 15–17
welfare regimes
, 3, 7
Korean grandmothers and mental health
, 127–128
Korean grandparenting
, 124–125
analytic strategy
, 130–131
data
, 128–129
and depressive symptoms trajectories
, 133–135
discussion
, 135–137
empirical evidence and mental health
, 126–127
measurement
, 129–130
sample characteristics
, 131–133
theoretical perspectives
, 125–126
Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA)
, 128–131
Kshatriyas
, 181
Labor force participation rates among older Jamaicans
, 104
Land Reforms Act of 1956
, 182
Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)
, 98, 104
Life satisfaction
, 99, 101
multivariate logistic regression odds ratios
, 110–113
older adults’
, 116
Linear mixed model
, 257–258
Linxi County
, 144–145
Loneliness in widowhood
, 189
Long-term care
recipients
, 93
research
, 77
services
, 64
Long-term care insurance (LTCI)
, 2, 4, 9–10
operating system in Korea
, 10
system of Japan
, 5–6
Long-term caregiving
, 85, 92
Long-term marriages
, 210–215, 222, 224–225
Madras Nambuthiri Act
, 181
Maintain Frequent Contact and Show Emotional Care theme
, 147, 149–151
Makkathayam (Patriliny) system
, 182
“Mandatory” crossing point
, 166
Marital quality
, 211, 218–219, 222, 224, 274
Marital quality index (MQI)
, 218–219
Marital satisfaction in older adults, 270. See also Parental divorce and separation; Sexual satisfaction in long-term marriages
bivariate analysis
, 278–279
comparison of models
, 282–285
correlations
, 279–281
data and sample population
, 275
descriptive statistics
, 277
hypotheses and conceptual model
, 275
mental and emotional factors and marital satisfaction
, 271–272
multivariate analysis
, 281–282
other factors and marital satisfaction
, 273–274
physical health and marital satisfaction
, 270–271
sample characteristics
, 278
sexual behaviors and marital satisfaction
, 272–273
univariate analysis
, 276–278
variables and measurement
, 275–276
Marital sexual satisfaction
, 224
Marital status
, 239
in Vietnamese population
, 45
Mark and Lasslo’s model
, 214
Market-oriented consumerist culture
, 191
Marriage
, 268
burnout
, 218
duration
, 219, 224
importance
, 268
Married people
, 256–258
Marumakkathayam system
, 182
Matrilineal system of family in Kerala
, 181–182
Maximum likelihood (ML)
, 219
“Mechanization” of tasks
, 163
Medicare
, 92
Medium-sized city
, 156
Mental factors and marital satisfaction
, 271–272
Mental health
empirical evidence on Korean grandparenting and
, 126–127
Korean grandmothers and
, 127–128
Mesosystem
, 12
Migration effect on delivery of care for elderly
, 51
Moderating factor
, 86–87
Modified Chow tests
, 283
Moksha (liberation)
, 187, 198
Multigenerational household grandparenting
, 129, 133
Multiplex relationships
, 232
Multiplexity
, 231, 236–238
Multivariate analysis
, 281–282
on grandparent caregiving
, 114–115
Muslims
, 181
Nambudiris in Kerala
, 180–182
National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC)
, 86
National Basic Livelihood Security (NBLS)
, 9
National Health Insurance Service (NHIS)
, 9–10
National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
, 275
National Pension and Public Assistance System
, 9
National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)
, 184, 192
National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP)
, 275
Nayars
, 181
Negotiating power and control
, 75–76
Neighborhood social ties
, 253, 258–259, 262–263
Network composition, parental divorce effects on
, 240, 242
Network disruption
, 232
Network multiplexity
OLS regression of parental divorce on
, 242
parental divorce effects on
, 242–243
Never marrieds
, 259
Non-cohabiting elderly
, 156
data collection
, 158–160
grandparents behind scenes
, 165–172
metaphors of gender work
, 163–165
parents on move
, 160–163
Non-coresident grandparenting
, 129
Non-farm employment opportunities
, 51
Nonsexual predictors
, 215
Normative dimension of intergenerational relations
, 151
Number of children in family
, 219
“Obedience” theme
, 142
Older adults
, 248, 268–269
analysis of vignettes
, 19–29
data and methods
, 15–19
findings related to defamilialization
, 29–30
health status
, 106–107
life satisfaction
, 116
research context
, 12–15
social security system for
, 9
theoretical framework
, 11–12
vignette of caring for
, 38
welfare regimes, policy and care on microlevel
, 7–11
Older adults’ care
family demographic characteristics related to
, 44–47
legal framework and community activities
, 47–50
socio-economic changes
, 50–52
Oldest–old women
, 191
Ordinary least squares regression (OLS regression)
, 281–282
for marital satisfaction by race/ethnicity
, 283, 285
for marital satisfaction by sex
, 282–284
Paid care
, 64–65
Paid family leave
, 84
Paid HCWs
, 64
Paid Leave in United States
, 86–87
Parental divorce and separation, 230, 240. See also Marital satisfaction in older adults
advice network size
, 235
age group
, 239
analytic approach
, 239, 240
confidant network size
, 235
control variables
, 239
descriptive statistics
, 239, 240
difficult ties network size
, 236
discussion
, 243–244
effects on network composition
, 240, 242
effects on network multiplexity
, 242–243
high multiplex network
, 238
injury helps network size
, 235–236
long-term impacts
, 231
measurement
, 234–235
multiple OLS regression
, 241
multiplexity
, 236–238
network disruption
, 232
practical help network size
, 235
respondent helps network size
, 236
social activity network size
, 235
theoretical framework and hypotheses
, 232–233
total network size
, 236
UCNets
, 233–234
Participation in key decision-making
, 218, 222, 224
Partitioning of variance
, 282
Partner’s physical attractiveness
, 217, 222–224
Partners’ health and well-being
, 211
Patriarchy
, 214, 217
Perceived global stress
, 217
Perceptions
, 192–194
Personal care attendants (PCAs)
, 64
Personal trait, filial piety as
, 143
Personal variables
, 216–218
Photo elicitation method
, 184–185, 197
Physical health and marital satisfaction
, 270–271
Physical strain
, 92
Planned aid for non-cohabiting elderly
, 165–169
Policy on microlevel
, 7–11
Population aging
, 40, 115
advanced stages
, 2, 30
demographic characteristics in Viet Nam
, 43–44
Portugal
, 158–159
difficulties in balancing professional and family life
, 166
Practical help network size
, 235
Prescribed familialism
, 7
Primary stressor
, 85
Private care centers for elderly
, 52
Provide Material Support to Parents theme
, 148–151
Public Support
, 8–11
Quality of life (QOL)
, 182, 184, 194
Race-ethnicity
, 239
OLS regression for marital satisfaction by
, 283, 285
t-tests for mean differences by
, 279
(Re)familialization
, 8–11
Realities
, 192–194
Recreational intimacy
, 218, 222, 224
Relationship status
, 249–251, 253–254
descriptive statistics by
, 255–256
Relationships
, 156–157
carative
, 66, 70, 72
collaborative
, 66
competitive
, 66, 70–71, 75
conventional
, 66
independent
, 70–71
satisfaction
, 272
Religiosity as ideology
, 217
Religious affiliation
, 239
Religious worship
, 197
Reshaping family care in Japan
, 12–13
Respect and appreciation
, 73
Respect theme
, 147, 149
Respondent helps network size
, 236
Reverse Metamorphosis
, 198–199
Risk
, 157–158
Role ambiguity
, 64
Role conflict
, 64
Role enhancement theory
, 125
Role strain theory
, 125–126, 136
Root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)
, 89
Sanyasa (renunciate)
, 187, 198
Särskilt boende (SÄBO)
, 5, 22, 29
Secondary stressor
, 85–86
Self-esteem
, 217, 222
Self-identity
, 197–199
Sex
importance of
, 269–270
OLS regression for marital satisfaction by
, 282–284
t-tests for mean differences by
, 278
Sexual behaviors and marital satisfaction
, 272–273
Sexual predictors
, 214
Sexual quality of life (SQoL)
, 272
Sexual satisfaction in long-term marriages, 211–212, 219, 222–223. See also Marital satisfaction in older adults
discussion
, 222–225
educational structure
, 216
estimates of fixed effects
, 220–221
results of theoretical model
, 219–222
sample
, 214–216
study limitation
, 225
theoretical model
, 214
variables and measures
, 216–219
Sexuality
, 273
Shared care
, 30
Skipped-generation household grandparenting
, 125, 137
Sloka from Manusmrithi
, 186–187
Small families
, 40
Social activity network size
, 235
Social connectedness
, 249–251
Social convoy model
, 248
Social intimacy
, 218
Social network
closeness
, 252–253, 256–257, 259
and support
, 231–232
Social network experiences of older adults
analytic plan
, 254–255
current study
, 251–252
demographic covariates
, 254
discussion
, 259–260
family emotional support
, 253, 257–259, 261–262
friend emotional support
, 253, 258–259, 261–262
gender
, 249–251
implications
, 263
linear mixed model
, 257–258
neighborhood social ties
, 253, 258–259, 262–263
participants
, 252
relationship status
, 249–251, 253–254
social connectedness
, 249–251
social network characteristics
, 260–261
social network closeness
, 252–253, 256–257, 259
strengths and limitations
, 263
talk frequency
, 253, 257, 259
Social security system for older adults
, 9
Social support
, 130, 231
long-term impacts
, 231
Social workers (SWs)
, 3–4, 10–11
Socialization of care
, 12–13
Social–structural changes of families
, 190–191
Socio-demographic variables
, 106
Socio-economic changes in Viet Nam
, 50–52
Socioeconomic status (SES)
, 128, 130–131, 133
Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST)
, 248
Socionom
, 4
Somatization
, 217
South Korea. See Korea
Special care
, 167
Spiritual activities
, 197
Strategic transgressions
, 76
Stress
, 84
process framework
, 84–85
Structural dimension of intergenerational relations
, 151
Subjective health
, 216–217
Subjective well-being (SWB)
, 99, 183–184, 192
Supervision, external support and
, 76–77
Supervisors
, 77
Supported defamilialization through market
, 7
Supported familialism
, 7
Sweden
analysis of vignettes
, 19–29
data analysis
, 18
demography of participants
, 16
ethical considerations
, 18–19
findings related to defamilialization
, 29–30
methodological considerations and limitations
, 18
relationship between family-based and formal support services
, 32–33
trustworthiness of vignette study
, 19
vignettes
, 15–17
welfare regimes
, 3, 8
welfare system
, 11
Swedish CM/SW
, 10
Swedish Social Services Act (SoL)
, 10
t-tests for mean differences by race/ethnicity
, 279
t-tests for mean differences by sex
, 278
Taiwanese older adults
, 127
Take Care of Every Aspect of the Parents’ Life theme
, 148–151
Talk frequency
, 253, 257, 259
Tharavad (ancestral house) system
, 182, 185
Tharavadu among Nayars in Kerala
, 180
Total network size
, 236
Transferability
, 19
Trustworthiness
, 19
Tucker–Lewis index (TLI)
, 89
(Un)predictable tensions
, 171–172
“Unit of care”
, 66
United States
research using non-representative samples
, 102
Univariate analysis
, 276–278
University of California Social Networks Study (UCNets)
, 230, 233
Unpaid care
, 64–65
Urbanization in Viet Nam
, 50–51
Vanaprastha (retired)
, 187, 198
Vellar
, 181
Viet Nam
, 40
demographic characteristics of population aging
, 43–44
elder care in traditional Vietnamese family
, 40–43
elderly care in family during first two decades of 21st century
, 52–57
family demographic characteristics related to older adults’ care
, 44–47
Viet Nam Domestic Violence Survey 2017
, 56–57
Viet Nam Family Survey 2017 (VFS 2017)
, 44, 46–47
Vignette of caring for older adults
, 38
Volunteers
, 7
Wald’s t-test
, 222
Ward-Griffin model
, 74
Welfare regimes on microlevel
, 7–11
Well-being
of children
, 168
grandparenting and
, 101–102
partners’ health and
, 211
Widowed people
, 256–258
Women in Indian family system
, 185–186
Work, Family, Community Nexus survey (WFCN survey)
, 86
Worker–family interactions
, 65
- Prelims
- Chapter 1: Older Adults and Care: Reshaped Family Roles in Societal Change. A Comparative Study of Japan, South Korea, and Sweden
- Chapter 2: The Care of Older Adults in the Vietnamese Family and Related Issues
- Chapter 3: “Family Members Do Give Hard Times”: Home Health Aides’ Perceptions of Worker–Family Dynamics in the Home Care Setting
- Chapter 4: The Relationship Among Caregiving Duration, Paid Leave, and Caregiver Burden
- Chapter 5: Gender Differences in Grandparent Caregiving and Life Satisfaction of Older Jamaicans
- Chapter 6: Caregiving Grandmothers and Depressive Symptoms in South Korea
- Chapter 7: The Meaning of “Filial Piety” to Older Chinese Parents
- Chapter 8: Geography Matters. The Role of Non-cohabiting Elderly in the Individuals’ Perception about the Quality of Life in a Medium-sized Portuguese City
- Chapter 9: Being Women and Growing Old: Social Construction of Identities and Experiences of Aging Women in Contemporary Indian Families
- Chapter 10: Sexual Satisfaction in Long-term Marriages: Studying the Effect of Nonsexual Predictors in Old Couples
- Chapter 11: Parental Divorce and Social Support Networks in Younger and Older Adults: Extending Modes of Biographical Disruption
- Chapter 12: Social Network Experiences of Older Adults: Differences by Gender and Relationship Status
- Chapter 13: Marital Satisfaction in Older Adults
- Index