Journal of Aging Studies articles from June 1999

Journal of Aging Studies archives from June 1999

IDENTITY WORK AMONG LESBIAN AND GAY ELDERLY.
June 22, 1999... ABSTRACT: Both traditional and interactionist sociologies ignore the intersection of history, generations and life-course on the one hand and the local production of identity on the other. To document the local enactment and contestation of...

FAMILY LIFE OF OLDER BLACK MEN.
June 22, 1999... ABSTRACT: This report explores family structure and functioning among 58 men whose ages range from 65 to 96. In comparison to women in this study, men are no more likely to be isolated from their family. In fact, more men are married and live...

EFFORTS TO CREATE MEANING IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGING MOTHERS AND THEIR CAREGIVING DAUGHTERS: A Qualitative Study of Caregiving.
June 22, 1999... ABSTRACT: Using grounded theory methodology, this research identifies the major themes or meaning systems that caregiving daughters and their aging mothers apply to their caregiving. In depth interviews with 11 mother-daughter pairs explore...

THREE PHASE DEVELOPMENT OF CARING CAPACITY IN PRIMARY CAREGIVERS FOR RELATIVES WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
June 22, 1999... ABSTRACT: Multiple, open-ended, qualitative interviews were conducted with 16 primary caregivers for relatives with Alzheimer's disease in order to describe caregiver self-development through the caregiving journey. Caregiver change is traced...

INTERGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS HEADED BY GRANDPARENTS: Contexts, Realities, and Implications for Policy.
June 22, 1999... Among the most dramatic findings of the 1990 census was that of close to a 44% increase over the preceding decade in the number of children living with their grandparents or other relatives (Saluter 1992). In a third of these homes, neither...

WHEN GRANDCHILDREN GROW UP: Role Transition and Family Solidarity among Baby Boomer Grandchildren and Their Grandparents.
June 22, 1999... ABSTRACT: Research on grandchild-grandparent relationships has largely focused on juvenile and adolescent grandchildren. However, this research examines the connection between adolescent-to-adult role transition by grandchildren, and...