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| Changes in the Arab world and development of services for the Arab elderly in Israel during the last decade | | Author(s) | Faisal Azaiza, Jenny Brodsky |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 27, no 1/2, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 37-53 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Arab ; Family relationships ; Services ; Organisation of care ; Day services ; Nursing homes ; Israel. |
| Annotation | The social, economic, educational and cultural changes brought about by the modernisation process occurring in Arab society in Israel have encroached on the life and status of its older population. The gradual abandonment of the multigenerational household has made care of the old - especially the disabled and frail - increasingly difficult for the younger generations. Following the 1988 Community Long-Term Care Insurance Law, social clubs, day care centres and home care for have been initiated; a long-term care/nursing home, until now an unknown phenomenon among the Arab population, has been established. Although the concept is slow in being accepted, to date, two years after its inception, it is nearly fully occupied. Nevertheless, a fine balance must be maintained between formal care and the responsibility of the family, so as not to harm the delicate fabric of the age-old norms and values of intergenerational relationships. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980219205 A |
| Classmark | TKR: DS:SJ: I: P: NM: LHB: 7H6 |
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