کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1082142 950808 2006 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Spousal caregiving and crossing gender boundaries: Maintaining gendered identities
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب سالمندان و علم پیری شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Spousal caregiving and crossing gender boundaries: Maintaining gendered identities
چکیده انگلیسی

This study gathered in-depth interview data from a mostly rural sample (N = 22) of primary spousal caregivers for non-institutionalized persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias. In exploring the ways gender might influence caregiving, we find that husbands and wives both cross gender boundaries in order to give care to their spouses; and such traversing presents different challenges to each. Not only must they take on responsibilities that their spouses used to perform, but we also point to a generally invisible but important form of crossing gender boundaries — the maintenance of the gender identities of their spouses. Doing so involves more than simply performing tasks; it involves an implicit recognition of the other as a gendered being and the importance of masculinity or femininity to personal identity. Uncovering this latter dimension, and understanding how men and women approach their new tasks has important implications for theory and policy, including intervention strategies.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Aging Studies - Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages 253–263
نویسندگان
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