Angel Family, Intergenerational Solidarity, and Post-Traditional Society

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-351-70176-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 310 Seiten

Almost all families will at some time have to make difficult decisions concerning aging family members, involving institutionalization, moving from medical interventions to palliative care, and even physician-assisted death. Yet, the historical transition from traditional to post-traditional society means that these decisions are no longer determined by strict rules and norms, and the growing role of the welfare state has been accompanied by changes in the nature of family and social solidarity. Advances in medical technology and greatly expanded life spans further complicate the decision-making process. Family, Intergenerational Solidarity, and Post-Traditional Society examines a range of difficult issues that families commonly face during the family life course within these contexts. The book explores both practical and ethical questions regarding filial responsibility and the roles of the state and adult children in providing financial and instrumental support to dependent parents. The book follows the experiences and deliberations of a fictional family through a serious of vignettes in which its members must make difficult decisions about the treatment of a seriously ill parent. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in family studies, gerontology/aging, sociology, social work, health and social care, and nursing will find this essential reading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Angel, Ronald J.

Angel, Jacqueline L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Changing Intergenerational Family Dependence 2. The Ties that Bind? Changing Family Options 3. Socializing the Financial Support of the Elderly 4. Manufactured Risk and Reproductive Technology 5. Where Will We Put Mimi? 6. Mandatory Support of Aging Parents 7. Respect for Autonomy: Difficult Decisions Concerning Medical Care 8. Family Decisons at the End of Life 9. Physician Assisted Death 10. Civil Society and the Family 11. The Future of Intergenerational Solidarity

Über Autor(innen)

Ronald J. Angel is Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin.

Jacqueline L. Angel is Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.