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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Elderly Parents’ Need for Help and Adult Children's Moving Decisions
Outi Jolankisubject
Public AdministrationFamily involvementmedia_common.quotation_subjectQualitative interviewscoresidenceta5142Developmental psychologyfamily careolder peopleFamily traditionsNatural (music)Alternative careElderly parentsworking carersLife historyadult childrenLife-span and Life-course StudiesPsychologyGerontologyWelfareSocial psychologyintergenerational relationshipsmedia_commondescription
Recent changes in Finnish welfare policies have increased the need for family involvement in eldercare. This article uses qualitative interviews to study working adult daughters’ reasons for moving in with their parent(s). Coresidence was linked to the parents’ need for support, but also to the daughters’ life situations, family histories, the availability of welfare services, and cultural norms and values. The interviewees used the “familist” and “independent life” discourses in their speech. The familist discourse was used to argue for coresidence as a natural continuation of family traditions and life history, whereas the independent life discourse was used to legitimize the need for alternative care options and having a home of their own.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-02 | Journal of Housing For the Elderly |