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'I am living a peaceful life with my grandchildren. Nothing else'
— stories of adversity and 'resilience' of older women caring for children in the context of HIV/AIDS and other stressors | | Author(s) | Marisa Casale |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 31, part 8, November 2011 |
| Pages | pp 1265-1288 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | AIDS ; Children ; Grandparents as carers ; Grandmothers ; Adjustment ; Stress ; South Africa. |
| Annotation | The study aimed to explore the effects of HIV and AIDS on female care-givers from a resilience and strengths perspective. By discussing findings of qualitative research conducted with nine female carers of children in South Africa's Kwazulu-Natal province, one of the world's most HIV-affected regions, the paper examined two themes, focusing mainly on older (grandmother) carers: (1) their strength and resourcefulness in responding to adversity to ensure their families' survival and (2) their leadership role in affronting HIV and related stigma within their own families. The aim of the research was both to add to experiential data on the much-debated notion of `resilience' and further challenge the stereotype of older carers or `rural African grandmothers' as passive victims of a changing world, rather than key agents of change. While terms such as `coping strategies' and `resilience' should be used cautiously, it is important to consider carers' short-term responses to the many challenges faced, with a view to informing interventions. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111110001 A |
| Classmark | CQTT: SBC: P6:SW: SW2: DR: QNH: 7PM |
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