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| A multidimensional and contextual framework for understanding diverse family members' roles in long-term care facilities | | Author(s) | Sherry L Dupuis, Joan E Norris |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging Studies, vol 11, no 4, Winter 1997 |
| Pages | pp 297-325 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Social roles ; Care homes ; Organisation of care ; Long term ; Theory ; Mathematical models. |
| Annotation | Very few studies have explicitly examined the roles of family members in institutionalised settings, and how these roles are developed. Litwak's structural-functionalist framework - the theory of shared functions and balanced co-ordination - is the theory most widely used in existing studies. Although Litwak's theory emphasises the importance of both formal organisations (e.g. long term care facilities) and primary groups (e.g. family) to optimal care, the framework provides a limited understanding of the roles of family members in long-term care facilities. The first section of this article describes Litwak's framework and outlines the limitations of this task-assignment approach. By adopting a symbolic interactionist approach and integrating concepts from an ecological perspective and Hughes' concept of career, an alternative, more dynamic, contextual framework for understanding the roles of family members in long-term care settings is presented. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970303010 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: TM5: KW: P: 4Q: 4D: 3LM |
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