The Affiliated Family: A Device for Integrating Old and Young

Clavan, Sylvia; Vatter, Ethel

doi:10.1093/geront/12.4.407

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“…In addition, the values of grandchildren t o grandmothers identified in this study support Clavan & Vatter's (1972) women in relation to their grandchildren and free mothers to pursue their own achievements. As an affiliative member of a nuclear family unit, grandmothers could serve as adult role models and provide nurturing psychosocial environments for their grandchildren.…”

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The Value of Grandchildren to Grandmothers

Dsw

1981

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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This study explored the values o/grandchildren to 90 grandmothers; 30providing child care, 30 living in the same city bul not providing regular child care, and30 living in diflerent cities. For over four-fifths, grandchildren represented an expansion of self beyond their own lijetimer. For three-fgths, grandchildrenfilled a need for creativity, accomplirhment, and competence. Overall, the grandchildren were highly valued for multiple personal and social reasons which dflered signi/cantly among the groups according to the geographical and social proximity of grandmothers and grandchildren. Those grandmothers in closest contact ranked each value dimension higher than those having less contact.

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confidence: 54%

The Value of Grandchildren to Grandmothers

Dsw

1981

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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“…Harwood et al ., 2005). The interaction with grandchildren is considered a particularly important opportunity for interpersonal satisfaction and affection (Clavan and Vatter, 1972), and for enhancing self-worth in elderly adults, who experience their grandchildren's accomplishments as their own (Bengtson and Robertson, 1985). Timberlake (1980) proposed eight positive functions fulfilled by social contacts between elderly adults and their grandchildren: (1) providing stability and structure to the elders’ life; (2) improving the perception of continuity in their lives, (3) bestowing the feeling that they are needed, (4) enabling interpersonal close and physical contact, (5) providing them with novel and exciting experiences, (6) validating their sense of accomplishment, (7) enabling them to influence others’ lives, and (8) reflecting on their achievement in having a family over those who do not.…”

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On the origins of ageism among older and younger adults

Bodner

2009

Int. Psychogeriatr.

119

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A dissociation of the linkage between death and old age in younger adults can be achieved by changing the concepts of death and old age. For older adults, it is recommended to improve self-worth by encouraging social contacts in which older adults contribute to younger adults, weaken the effects of age stereotypes in TV programs, and prepare middle-aged adults for living healthy lives as older adults. However, these conclusions should be regarded with caution, because several key areas (age related cues, activated cognitive processes, impact of death awareness on ageism) need to be investigated in order to validate this understanding of the origins of ageism among younger and older adults.

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“…For example, it is usually an advantage to be surrounded by other people who are like yourself. Proximity encourages you to feel at home; there is considerable evidence that people like yourself are more likely to be helpful in times of need, which is one of the major arguments favoring uniform housing projects for the poor or elderly [3,5,6,8,191. In mental patient "ghettoes" the same advantages may be present; although the chronic mentally ill often have few friends and acquaintances, the people who are important in their lives are likely to be individuals who have experienced similar problems [16,231.…”

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Urban Structure and the Development of Natural Support Systems for Service-Dependent Populations∗

Smith

1981

The Professional Geographer

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This paper suggests that the delivery of services to dependent populations can be facilitated by the existing urban structure, particularly the prevailing patterns of homogeneity and heterogeneity. As a complement to formal attempts to improve the delivery of services and alter what often appears to be a spatially and socially unjust urban structure, the paper provides examples of simple interventions that can expand and enhance informal service delivery at the local level.

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The Affiliated Family: A Device for Integrating Old and Young

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The Value of Grandchildren to Grandmothers

The Value of Grandchildren to Grandmothers

On the origins of ageism among older and younger adults

Urban Structure and the Development of Natural Support Systems for Service-Dependent Populations∗

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