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| Family support for older people in an era of demographic change and policy constraints | | Author(s) | Douglas A Wolf, Sonali S Ballal |
| Corporate Author | Family Support for Older People: Determinants and Consequences (FAMSUP) Network, European Science Foundation |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 26, part 5, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 693-706 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/jid_ASO |
| Keywords | Family care ; Living patterns ; Demography ; Social trends ; Social policy ; Conference proceedings ; Europe. |
| Annotation | This paper introduces four empirical studies on the provision of family support to older people, written by members of the Family Support for Older People: Determinants and Consequences (FAMSUP) Network, European Science Foundation (ESF). The studies have in common the use of individual-level data and recognition of the importance of demographic forces, cultural variations and public policy in shaping patterns of elder care. The four papers are also explicitly comparative, and emphasise both between- and within-country differences. The European countries examined exhibit several broadly similar demographic trends, but these are superimposed on very different policy regimes. The 'macro' focus of much comparative policy-oriented research facilitates the identification and description of population ageing, while illuminating the policy issues raised by demographic change. A macro-focus is also characteristic of much comparative welfare state analysis. The 'micro' orientation of the research presented in this collection typically treats the policy environment as an implicit or residual category. It is argued that progress in understanding comparative patterns of elder care, and in developing policy responses to demographic change, will be facilitated through blending the micro and macro perspectives, in which variations in the policy environment are explicitly linked to individual and family-level behaviour. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060816002 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: K7: S8: TM3: TM2: 6M: 74 |
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