Changing Families, Changing Care

Change in family structures has changed care
1. More divorce
2. Smaller families
3. High number of people living alone
4. families more spread out Country/world)
5. More women in paid work
Bethnal Green (peter townsend (1957)
1. to find out what has going on in commmunities as a bais for meeting needs of old age
  1. Mrs Bliss
    1. husband attends to personal needs
    2. 5 Children organised a rota to sleep over
    3. jointly ensured shopping and cleaning were done
    4. family brought food, flowers, sheets and blankets
    5. Shared news via telephone on a constant basis
2. 46% of older people lived with a younger relative
3. Most had relatives living near by
4. frequent contact
5. until seriously ill, older women reciprocate the care they recieve
  1. essential feature
6. Those with no relatives were in worst postition
The new east end ( Geoff Dench et al (2005)
1. lot of lonely old people who not see a soul
2. Families members moved away
3. More children buyng there own homes as they ger older
4. changes associalted with changes in economy, housing policy and individuals wealth
Practicalties of managing care have become more challenging
1. Family more scattered around
2. Falls to fewer relatives
  1. Highlights the need for more supprt
matter of public interest since late 20yh century
younger family member still feel that they have a responsibility to care for other older family member

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