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Studying living arrangements of the elderly
— lessons from a quasi-qualitative case study approach in Thailand | | Author(s) | John Knodel, Chanpen Saengtienchai |
| Journal title | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 14, no 3, September 1999 |
| Pages | pp 197-220 |
| Keywords | Living patterns ; Living with family ; Family relationships ; Family care ; Methodology ; Social surveys ; Thailand. |
| Annotation | The present study explores aspects of living arrangements and how they relate to intergenerational support exchanges involving older people, as revealed in a quasi-qualitative case study approach. The study describes some of the challenges posed for measurement when surveys are used. These include: difficulties in appropriately defining a household and identifying its members; treating co-residence as a continuum; taking account of the complex links to non-resident children and kin; recognising that similar living arrangements can have different meanings; viewing living arrangements as part of an evolving process; and recognising the potential sensitivity of the topic to respondents. Careful and informed design of survey questionnaires can increase their ability to accurately reflect the underlying complex reality. However, there are also relevant critical issues for which surveys are not well suited, for example, strained family relationships. Although the study is specific to Thailand, many of the same issues are also likely to arise in research on older people elsewhere. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991022245 A |
| Classmark | K7: KA:SJ: DS:SJ: P6:SJ: 3D: 3F: 7HG |
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