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Ageing and intergenerational family ties in Arab countries

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Kronfol, N.M., Rizk, A., Siba, M.·2015·Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
DOI 10.26719/2015.21.11.835
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This paper explores the dominant issues in intergenerational ties in Arab countries with a view to highlighting patterns, trends and challenges as well as policy implications.The data were drawn from a review of scholarly work and published literature in Arab countries and from a regional mapping of ageing policies and programmes in 2012.Social and health ageing policies in the region have been set with the premise that the family represents the core safety net for older Arabs.Yet demographic, sociocultural and economic transitions, as well as political conflict in the Arab world, are bringing profound changes to familial structures.This review feeds into efforts to promote health and social reforms that approach intergenerational solidarity from several fronts: providing equitable old-age income security, fostering cross-generational interactions, embracing caregivers and home-based care, promoting age-responsive actions in emergencies and conflicts, and prioritizing context-and country-specific research on the levels, types and trends in intergenerational and familial support. ‫العربية‬ ‫البالد‬ ‫يف‬ ‫األجيال‬ ‫بني‬ ‫األرسية‬ ‫والروابط‬ ‫الشيخوخة‬‫سباعي‬ ‫حميو‬ ‫عبلة‬ ‫رزق،‬ ‫أنطوين‬ ‫قرنفل،‬ ‫نبيل‬ ‫ـا‬ ‫أنامطهـ‬ ‫ـى‬ ‫عـ‬ ‫ـوء‬ ‫الضـ‬ ‫ـليط‬ ‫تسـ‬ ‫ـدف‬ ‫هبـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫العربيـ‬ ‫ـدان‬ ‫البلـ‬ ‫يف‬ ‫ـال‬ ‫األجيـ‬ ‫ـن‬ ‫بـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫األرسيـ‬ ‫ـط‬ ‫للروابـ‬ ‫ـية‬ ‫األساسـ‬ ‫ـح‬ ‫املالمـ‬ ‫ـث‬ ‫البحـ‬ ‫ـذا‬ ‫هـ‬ ‫ـتطلع‬ ‫يسـ‬ ‫ـة:‬ ‫اخلالصـ‬ ‫أكاديمية‬ ‫ـامل‬ ‫أعـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫مراجعـ‬ ‫ـن‬ ‫مـ‬ ‫ـات‬ ‫البيانـ‬ ‫ُخلصت‬ ‫ـت‬ ‫اسـ‬ ‫ـة.‬ ‫الصلـ‬ ‫ـات.ذات‬‫السياسـ‬ ‫ـى‬ ‫عـ‬ ‫ـا‬ ‫آثارهـ‬ ‫إىل‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫باإلضافـ‬ ‫ـا،‬ ‫تواجههـ‬

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  • Lebanon has the highest proportion of older adults among Arab countries and this proportion is expected to increase to 21% by 2050.

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    The Demographic realities section and Table 1 identify Lebanon as having the highest listed old-age dependency ratio in 2010. That ratio compares people aged 65 and over with the working-age population, not with the total population, so it does not establish that Lebanon has the highest proportion of older adults. The 21% projection is attached to a different citation in the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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Authors
Kronfol, N. M., Rizk, A., & Siba, M.
Affiliations
American University of Beirut (LB)
ORCID
Rizk, A.
Venue
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Publisher
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)
Published
2015-11-01
Volume
21
Issue
11
Pages
835-843
ISSN
1020-3397 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.26719/2015.21.11.835
OpenAlex
W2410469571
Cited by
27
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1
FWCI
0.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords
inter
MeSH terms
Aging, Female, Humans, Male, Intergenerational Relations, Arab World

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