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| Views of disability in the United States and Singapore | | Author(s) | Lois M Verbrugge, Kalyani K Mehta, Ellen Wagenfeld-Heintz |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 28, no 2, March 2006 |
| Pages | pp 216-239 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Self care capacity ; Needs [elderly] ; Attitude ; Comparison ; United States of America ; Singapore. |
| Annotation | How do older people with disabilities feel about assistance, and what do "independence", "dependence" and "disability" mean to them? The authors interviewed 34 American and 30 Singaporean people aged 70+; responses were compared using qualitative and quantitative analyses. The US seniors insisted on being in charge of their daily lives with minimal help of any kind. The Singaporeans received family help daily, but felt that they were a burden and yearned for more personal freedom. In both countries, independence meant receiving no personal help for tasks or having personal autonomy. Dependence did not necessarily refer to the opposite situation. The Americans had broad criteria for a "person with a disability"; the Singaporeans had narrow criteria. Singaporeans expressed great empathy to people with disabilities, whereas Americans evaluated society's progress concerning them. Common research concepts appear to have different embedded cultural meanings in the two societies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060519203 A |
| Classmark | BN: CA: IK: DP: 48: 7T: 7XD |
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