La cura familiar de les persones grans

Authors

  • Montserrat Mora i Fernández

Abstract

The article analyses how families take care of the elderly. It states that: a) care is a form of domestic labor, b) care responsibilities are distributed among kinswomen according to a social norm. Such a norm relies on filial obligation, and establishes a scale of possible situations so that the elderly stay within their family. These reflections draw on fieldwork on the social situation of the elderly which has been ordered by several Catalan municipalities.

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Published

2002-06-06

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