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Institutional care provisions for the aged in Sri Lanka and some reflections on issues of “care” and “company”
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Purpose The purpose of this article is to, within the specific Sri Lankan figures on ageing within South Asia (comparatively high longevity and high figures on intergenerational family‐living), look into the interpretations of social care and everyday social life in urban elder homes in Colombo. What does everyday social life look like and how are underlying meanings of care given shape? To highlight the taken for granted quality of much of everyday care, comparisons are made on the basis of earlier ethnographic research by Indian scholars on Dutch senior homes. Design/methodology/approach The methodology relied on analysis of existing quantitative data on ageing in Sri Lanka and on research generated by the four‐year team‐study of which the author was part. Specific data in this article were collected through qualitative research by the author: regular visiting and participating in activities within certain selected homes in Colombo, over a period of four months. In addition survey data were collected on 55 senior homes in Colombo. Findings Against a background of available statistical data on ageing; family and institutional care, qualitative research findings are provided on everyday life within the Colombo homes, Sri Lanka. What kind of care (“Araksha kerime”) is given and/or aimed for? The concept of “social care” (Daly and Lewis) is the starting point to understand how normative and social frameworks within which “care” is understood and undertaken. Cross cultural compa…
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Throughout South Asia, there is a strong expectation that children support their elderly parents.
“Throughout South Asia, there is a strong expectation that children support their elderly parents (Østbye et al., 2010; Risseeuw, 2012; Watt et al., 2014).”
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Generativity and Engagement in Grandparenting Activities Among Older Adults in Northern Sri Lanka
Dohlman, C. S., Zalla, L. C., Chung, E. O., Østbye, T., & Maselko, J. (2023) · The International Journal of Aging and Human Development · doi:10.1177/00914150221143955 · Cited by 6
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- Authors
- Risseeuw, C.
- Affiliations
- Leiden University (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Risseeuw, Carla
- Venue
- International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2012-10-19
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 11/12
- Pages
- 695-707
- ISSN
- 0144-333X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2093368021
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Keywords
- institutional care, senior homes, elderly care, social care, everyday social life, loneliness and isolation, cross-cultural comparison, Sri Lanka, Colombo
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