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| Effect of race on cultural justifications for caregiving | | Author(s) | Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Beverly H Brummett, Paula Goodwin |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 5, September 2005 |
| Pages | pp S257-S262 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Black people ; White people ; Family care ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The effects of caregiver characteristics on cultural reasons given for providing care to dependent older family members were explored with 48 African American and 121 White caregivers. Caregiver characteristics (e.g. race, gender, education) were used to predict scores on the 10-item Cultural Justification for Caregiving Scale (CICS). Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the CICS was appropriate for both African American and White caregivers. African Americans had stronger cultural reasons for providing care than Whites; education levels were inversely related to CIVCS scores; and the influence of gender and age on cultural reasons were moderated by race. Compared to females, African American males had lower CICS scores, whereas White males had higher CICS scores. Younger as compared to older White caregivers had higher CICS scores. This study supports the long-standing cultural tradition of African American families providing care to dependent elders. Cultural reasons for caregiving need to be interpreted within the context of race and gender socialisation. Social roles - such as husband or wife, son or daughter - can also help determine how individuals within a particular cultural group experience cultural expectations and obligations. Information from this study can inform culturally appropriate caregiving interventions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070904220 A |
| Classmark | TKE: TKA: P6:SJ: F: 48: 7T |
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