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

Creator:: Shin, Hwa-Yong
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Perceptions about mother-daughter relationships during daughters' childbearing

Creator:: Martell, Louise Kelly
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in contact, emotional closeness, and aid exchange in the mother-daughter, relationship during daughter's first pregnancy. According to the literature reviewed, women increase contact with and become emotionally closer to their mothers with pregnancy. It appears that pregnant women have increased feelings...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Perceptions of reciprocity and relationship quality among elderly female nonkin peers

Creator:: Martin, Sally S.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

Creator:: Evans, Lorina S.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The association among care given, perceived reciprocity, and frustration with caregiving for daughters

Creator:: Alger, Georgina
Abstract:: Decreasing mortality rates and increasing life expectancy are contributing factors in a trend currently referred to as the "graying" of America. Some members of this aging population will require caregiving support from their families. Because women tend to outlive men, adult daughters generally assume this important role for their widowed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Gender and housework : postretirement change

Creator:: Richards, Catherine M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Ecology of adult day care for family caregivers

Creator:: Patterson, Susan L.
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to learn more about the ways in which caregivers perceive the effects of adult day services. The goal was to help inform adult day providers about services family caregivers find useful. An ecological model was used as a framework. Data were collected from focus...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Linking generations : the family legacies of older Armenian mothers

Creator:: Manoogian, Margaret M.
Abstract:: Families stay connected over time through the intergenerational transmission of legacies. Legacies help family members to articulate family identity, learn more about family history, and provide succeeding generations with information about family culture and ethnicity. This qualitative study examines how older mothers transmit family meanings, history, and culture to family...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Recounting, rethinking, and reclaiming menstruation

Creator:: Ashford, Teresa L.
Abstract:: I assessed influences on women's attitudes toward and experiences with menarche and menstruation using feminist qualitative methodologies. Bronfenbrenner's ecological model interpreted through a feminist lens was the organizing framework for the study, focusing as it does on the sociohistorical and multilayered context wherein the women developed. Fourteen college women between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Long-distance caregivers and stress

Creator:: Kolb, Karen N.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Perceptions about mother-daughter relationships during daughters' childbearing

Perceptions of reciprocity and relationship quality among elderly female nonkin peers

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

The association among care given, perceived reciprocity, and frustration with caregiving for daughters

Gender and housework : postretirement change

Ecology of adult day care for family caregivers

Linking generations : the family legacies of older Armenian mothers

Recounting, rethinking, and reclaiming menstruation

Long-distance caregivers and stress

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