Aging Families and the Gendered Life Course

Moen, Phyllis; Lam, Jack; Jackson, Melanie

doi:10.1002/9781118374085.ch22

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“…Usually women face the transition to family formation earlier than men (Elder, 1998;Macmillan & Eliason, 2003;Marini, 1978;Moen, 2001;Toulemon, 2010), but due to expansion of female education and the increase in female labor force participation, this trend may reduce over time (Fussell & Furstenberg, 2005). Previous studies show that because of the diminishing importance of the male breadwinner role, no gender differences regarding the parents' socio-economic influence on marriage and cohabitation in Norway (Wiik, 2009) and the transition to first birth in Netherlands (Rijken & Liefbroer, 2009).…”

Section: Social Class and The Transition To Adulthoodmentioning

confidence: 90%

Parental social class and the transition to adulthood in Italy and the United States

Sironi

Barban

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2015

Advances in Life Course Research

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Section: Social Class and The Transition To Adulthoodmentioning

confidence: 90%

Parental social class and the transition to adulthood in Italy and the United States

Sironi

Barban

Impicciatore

2015

Advances in Life Course Research

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“…Without taking this into consideration, research on the oldest-old is mostly focused on women. As Moen [74] discussed, gender has a significant impact on the roles one takes on as well as the duration of such roles. Therefore, it is important to understand the experiences of both men and women.…”

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Examining Supportive Evidence for Psychosocial Theories of Aging within the Oral History Narratives of Centenarians

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Abstract:Oral history provides researchers opportunities to assess narratives and compare them to existing theories of aging. Oftentimes the discussion of psychosocial theories of aging does not include the oldest-old. The purpose of this study was to assess evidence of psychosocial theories of aging within oral history narratives from a subsample of 20 centenarians from the Oklahoma 100 Year Life Oral History Project. Analysis utilized seven theories: Activity Theory, Continuity Theory, Disengagement Theory, Theory of Gerotranscendence, Modernization Theory, Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC) Theory, and Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (SST). Researchers used content analysis to assess each oral history narrative and noted Activity Theory and Gerotranscendence had the most evidence. Most centenarians described how they were extremely active well into older adulthood. Common themes across oral history narratives indicated that centenarians maintained a preference for activity such as formal work. Centenarians also reported a readiness for death and little fear of it. In addition, increased time spent reflecting on spirituality and religion indicated changes in self-discovery. Identification of Disengagement and Socioemotional Selectivity were sparse in the transcripts. It is possible that to reach such longevity, centenarians relied on their communities and support networks to achieve this status. It is also possible that centenarians outlived individuals in their social networks who were emotionally fulfilling. Further qualitative work should assess evidence of psychosocial theories among other long-lived older adults.

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“…Arber and Ginn (1995) and Moen (2001) note that the structural lag in gender and in age stratification for women is often an accumulation of disadvantage. For older women, Cutler and Hendricks (2001) find that low education, lifelong patterns of unstable employment histories and lower incomes are all associated with impaired health status.…”

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Self-rated Health of older persons in Indonesia

Thristiawati¹,

Booth²,

Hull³

et al. 2015

Asian Population Studies

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This study contributes to expanding the knowledge of the health of older persons living in Indonesia, a country with limited welfare benefits. The research employs a variable, 'self-rated health' (SRH), to investigate socio-cultural factors linked to the health of older Indonesians. The data presented in this study are based on fieldwork collected using a mixed-method approach. Sex-difference in SRH in older age is shown to be predominantly a result of enduring inequalities across the life course, manifested in cultural practices, education, employment and programs for health. An older person's status within the family is a significant determinant of SRH, but the direction of the relationship depends on the sex and ethnicity of the person. Other variables related to SRH are age, lifestyle, education, residential area and intergenerational transfers.

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Aging Families and the Gendered Life Course

Cited by 38 publications

References 79 publications

Parental social class and the transition to adulthood in Italy and the United States

Parental social class and the transition to adulthood in Italy and the United States

Examining Supportive Evidence for Psychosocial Theories of Aging within the Oral History Narratives of Centenarians

Self-rated Health of older persons in Indonesia

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