Gender and informal social support in Spanish culture

Abstract

This paper analyses informal social support as a relevant factor in the process of maintaining the Spanish welfare state. There has been considerable theoretical discussion but little empirical work done to determine the factors that influence the provision of this type of support. More specifically, this article explores the factors that determine the provision of informal social aid in Spanish society at the beginning of the twenty-first century.Using data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), we examine three kinds of informal social support offered by the Spanish: emotional, domestic and economical. The form of aid they offer most frequently is emotional support. Gender has a significant impact on emotional and domestic support, although we do not observe a gender effect in the case of economic support.

Technological Solutions and Informal Care Culture for the Elderly: An Intervention Proposal for Training Actions

“…The "familist" model of care for the elderly in the Welfare States is particularly rooted in the societies of Southern Europe or the Mediterranean [20]. And although it is undeniable that the socio-cultural changes experienced by these societies in recent decades have transformed the forms and intensity of relationships within the family sphere, in the "familist" model, the nuclear family is the main social space providing care in cultural terms [8]. Thus, this model is projected in the social imaginary as a "must be" of care behaviors.…”

“…The "familist" model of care in Spain is perpetuated by the need for solidarity within the family because institutional developments for long-term care do not cover the real needs of an increasingly aging population [8,21,30]. In this regard, several authors agree that the precarious implementation of the LAPAD 2 , resulting from the economic crisis of 2008, had as one of its consequences in the continued informal employment of caregivers, especially women [14,19,30].…”

Technology in the Face of the Challenges of the Long-Term Care System for the Elderly in Spain

“…Another of the issues highlighted in the analysis of the Spanish LTC system is its multilevel nature. It involves the various government levels 1 in implementing long-term care policies [9,16,26]. The channel for the participation of the administrations is the SAAD 2 , where the execution of public policies is coordinated according to their competencies.…”

El Papel De Las Tecnologías en La Formación De Los Cuidadores Informales De Personas Mayores

“…Pero el peso cultural del modelo de cuidados donde la familia es el principal proveedor de éstos tiene un peso fundamental (Moreno-Colom et al, 2017). Existe un acuerdo generalizado en calificar este modelo de cuidados familiares como "familista" o "familiarista" (Casanova et al, 2017;Fernández-Alonso & Ortega, 2018;García-Faroldi, 2015).…”