FAMILY CAREGIVING SYSTEMS - MODELS, RESOURCES, AND VALUES

Authors
KEITH C
Citation
C. Keith, FAMILY CAREGIVING SYSTEMS - MODELS, RESOURCES, AND VALUES, Journal of marriage and the family, 57(1), 1995, pp. 179-189
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Family Studies",Sociology
Journal title
Journal of marriage and the family → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222445
Volume
57
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
179 - 189
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2445(1995)57:1<179:FCS-MR>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
For this study of the division of caregiving labor, adult daughters an d sons of 31 cognitively disabled mothers were interviewed regardless of their participation in providing care. Three types of caregiving sy stems were identified: the primary caregiver, the partnership, and the team. Family size and gender composition appear to be important deter minants of a system, and each is characterized by a predominant value (affiliation, equity, and emotional protection of offspring).