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  • Perceptions of reciprocity and relationship quality among elderly female nonkin peers

    Creator:
    Martin, Sally S.
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    There is increasing recognition of the importance of older adults in providing support to and maintaining relationships with their nonkin peers. Social trends, such as smaller family size, may reduce the role of family members and increase the importance of nonkin peers in providing help to the elderly. Relationships with...
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    Dissertation
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    Reciprocity and Relationship Quality Among Elderly Female Nonkin Peers Abstract approved: Alexis J. Walker

  • Transforming social relations : how caregiving sons "do" gender subversively

    Creator:
    Hirayama, Ryo
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    In this dissertation, I explored how social relationships influence, and are influenced by, men's experiences of caregiving to their aging parents. Because of sociodemographic trends such as fewer siblings in younger generations and the growth of women seeking professional careers, men are increasingly likely to be called upon to meet...
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    Dissertation
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    Caregiving Sons “Do” Gender Subversively Abstract approved: Alexis J. Walker In this

  • Gender and housework : postretirement change

    Creator:
    Richards, Catherine M.
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    Retirement is a later life transition that may affect a variety of areas in a person's life. One area is the division of household labor. Historically, women have been responsible for and performed the majority of household labor. Women's responsibility for household labor follows the traditional dual sphere ideology, which...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Redacted for privacy Catherine M. Richards, Author ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to both Alan and Alexis

  • End-of-life caregiving

    Creator:
    Nelson, Christine A.
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    Over the past decade, changes in health, economic, and social policies have shifted the dying process out of hospitals and into the community. This exploratory,hypothesis-generating study investigated positive and negative caregiving as well as care management resources of community-based end-of-life caregivers and how they related to caregivers' personal growth following...
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    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Clara C. Pratt Alexis J. Walker Over the past decade, changes in health, economic

  • Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

    Creator:
    Amity, Frederica A.
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    This qualitative study used interview transcripts to find clues to attrition from a longitudinal study among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers, a generally vulnerable population with characteristics commonly associated with attrition (low-income, low levels of educational attainment, and rural location). Drawing on Rural Families Speak data, the author used the number...
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    Dissertation
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    . Abstract approved: Alexis J. Walker Leslie N. Richards This qualitative study used interview

  • Intergenerational responses to the death of a child

    Creator:
    White, Diana L.
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    The death of a child is a traumatic family event. This qualitative study examined the experiences of parents and grandparents in 10 families who had lost a baby to SIDS, stillbirth, or birth defects. Key questions focused on support given and received, meanings attributed to the loss, continuing bonds, and...
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    privacy. 7 I ,J Alexis J. Wker . Signature redacted for privacy. Leslie N. Richards The death of a

  • The influence of age stratification on motives for and outcomes of caregiving in mothers and daughters

    Creator:
    Shin, Hwa-Yong
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    The importance of developmental stages as well as cohort experiences has not been considered in family caregiving literature although both caregiving daughters and care-receiving mothers represent different age groups. The conceptual bases of the age stratification model and the life course perspective suggest that mothers in different age groups, as...
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    Dissertation
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    Daughters Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Dr. -Alexis J. Walker The importance of developmental

  • The stress process model and physical health outcomes of parent versus adult child caregivers

    Creator:
    Ourada, Verna E. Zehner
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    As the baby boomer generation ages, and as advanced medical techniques keep people alive longer, the need for family caregivers will grow. Researchers have determined that the health of family caregivers is generally poorer that noncaregivers. Also, the type of family relationship has been determined to influence health outcomes. This...
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    : __________________________________________________________ Alexis J. Walker As the baby boomer

  • Amount of care given by daughters and perceived relationship quality with care-receiving mothers

    Creator:
    Evans, Lorina S.
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    The relationship between mothers and daughters has been shown to be generally positive and strong throughout the life cycle. The relationship may become strained, however, as mothers become dependent due to deteriorating health or chronic health conditions. It has long been recognized in both the gerontological and intergenerational literatures that...
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    Dissertation
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    approved: Alexi J. Walker The relationship between mothers and daughters has been shown to be

  • Long-distance caregivers and stress

    Creator:
    Kolb, Karen N.
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    Grounded in the life course perspective, this study examined stress among long-distance caregivers, asking whether stress levels vary by family relation to the care recipient or by geographic distance. A growing older adult population forecasts a corresponding need for caregivers. Although family members are the primary source of care for...
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    Masters Thesis
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    thesis of Karen N. Koib presented on SeDtember 25, 2002. APPROVED: Alexis J. Walker, representing Human