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'They ought to do this for their parents'
— perceptions of filial obligations among immigrant and Dutch older people | | Author(s) | Helga A G de Valk, Djamila Schans |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 28, part 1, January 2008 |
| Pages | pp 49-66 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/ASO |
| Keywords | Family relationships ; Children [offspring] as carers ; Attitude ; Ethnic groups ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Filial obligation refers to a societal attitude that prescribes a duty of (adult) children to met the needs of their ageing parents. This paper first questions how and to what extent perceptions of filial obligation are determined by ethnic background, or are attributable to socio-demographic factors. Second, the authors study how filial obligations among immigrant older people differ by level of acculturation. Data from the main and migrant samples of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (1002-2003) for respondents aged 50-80 in five ethnic groups are used. The analysis sample included 470 Dutch, 70 Turks, 70 Moroccans, 125 Surinamese and 59 Antilleans. Immigrant background was found to be an important determinant of the perception of a child's obligations towards parents. Immigrant elders generally expected more weekly visits and care from their children, and more facilitation of co-residence to parent than was the case for the Dutch. Among older people in all ethnic groups, including the Dutch, the attained level of education was related to perceptions of filial obligation, but marital status and current health status were not. Finally, it was found that different aspects of acculturation were related to the perception of filial obligations among older people with Mediterranean and Caribbean background. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071221003 A |
| Classmark | DS:SJ: P6:SS: DP: TK: DP: 3F: 76H |
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