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The experiences of reciprocity among Filipino older adults in Canada
— intergenerational, transnational, and community considerations | | Author(s) | Ilyan Ferrer, Shari Brotman, Amanda Grenier |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 60, no 4, May-June 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, May-June 2017 |
| Pages | pp 313-327 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Immigrants [elderly] ; Philippines ; Canada ; Family care ; Grandparents as carers ; Children [offspring] as carers ; Community care. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to illustrate the concept of reciprocity in the context of immigrant families. The authors recommend that the definition of reciprocity should account for exchanges beyond the immediate family, and render visible the simultaneous location of older people as care recipients and providers, and care arrangements across generations, borders, community and time. Adopting a critical ethnographic study on the ageing and care experiences of older Filipinos in Canada, this article analyses data from extended observations and in-depth semi-structured interviews with 18 older people, 6 adult children and 13 community stakeholders. Findings highlight the unique configurations of care among the Filipino community whereby older people engage in care exchange as active participants across intergenerational, transnational and fictive kin networks. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170818220 A |
| Classmark | F:TJ: 7XK: 7S: P6:SJ: P6:SW: P6:SS: PA |
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