Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Private Sphere, Sandwich Generation, Role Conflict
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If so, what is the experience like: a lot of people feel like they"re giving back. Social support: general definition, help and assistance give to one another, covers a wide range of help, types. Instrumental/tangible support: social support network, size and family composition, e. g. , number of available persons, generation, gender. What is informal care: the unpaid care provided to older and dependent persons by a person with whom they have a social relationship, such as a spouse, parent, child, other relative, neighbour, friend, or other non-kin. The solidarity perspective: emphasis on strength, unity, and harmony between generations (intergenerational relations, those with greater feelings of intergenerational solidarity and support are more likely to have better physical and mental health. Dimensions of intergenerational solidarity: structure geographic proximity, association contact and shared activities, affect feelings and attachment, consensus agreement. Aging lecture 7 notes informal care in an aging context: function exchange of assistance, norms a sense of mutual obligation.