Erin Ice
Biographic Data
| ID | 252145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erin Ice |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erin |
| FAMILY NAME | Ice |
| SIGNATURE | ICE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5806-1509 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Elder Care in Crisis
Beyond the Case
Bringing Family Demography Back In
Despite decades of progress toward gender equality, women remain as the United States' primary caregivers. Past research has shown how couples and families organize care at distinct life course moments but has not studied how these moments combine to create differences in men and women's full life courses of caregiving. In this article, I look beyond negotiations within households to introduce a complementary demographic explanation for the gende…
The Meaning of Health in Rural South Africa
This article examines the meaning of health among middle-aged and older adults in a rural South African setting, where 72 percent of adults aged 40 and over are living with a major chronic condition, and 81 percent report good or very good health. We draw on a unique mixed-methods dataset that includes a population-based survey with disease biomarkers (hypertension, diabetes, HIV), self-assessments of health including self-rated health, functiona…
Making Sense of Troubled Livelihoods
When men and women cannot attain idealized gendered forms of economic provision and dependence, how do they make sense of this perceived failure? In this article, we posit that poor health narratives serve as a gendered tool to make sense of inadequate livelihoods, even when that inadequacy is attributable to structural conditions. We draw on survey and life-history interview data from middle-aged and older rural South Africans. The survey data s…
Locales of Trust
Bringing Family Demography Back In
Despite decades of progress toward gender equality, women remain as the United States' primary caregivers. Past research has shown how couples and families organize care at distinct life course moments but has not studied how these moments combine to create differences in men and women's full life courses of caregiving. In this article, I look beyond negotiations within households to introduce a complementary demographic explanation for the gende…
The Meaning of Health in Rural South Africa
This article examines the meaning of health among middle-aged and older adults in a rural South African setting, where 72 percent of adults aged 40 and over are living with a major chronic condition, and 81 percent report good or very good health. We draw on a unique mixed-methods dataset that includes a population-based survey with disease biomarkers (hypertension, diabetes, HIV), self-assessments of health including self-rated health, functiona…
Beyond the Case
Making Sense of Troubled Livelihoods
When men and women cannot attain idealized gendered forms of economic provision and dependence, how do they make sense of this perceived failure? In this article, we posit that poor health narratives serve as a gendered tool to make sense of inadequate livelihoods, even when that inadequacy is attributable to structural conditions. We draw on survey and life-history interview data from middle-aged and older rural South Africans. The survey data s…
Locales of Trust
The Meaning of Health in Rural South Africa
This article examines the meaning of health among middle-aged and older adults in a rural South African setting, where 72 percent of adults aged 40 and over are living with a major chronic condition, and 81 percent report good or very good health. We draw on a unique mixed-methods dataset that includes a population-based survey with disease biomarkers (hypertension, diabetes, HIV), self-assessments of health including self-rated health, functiona…
Making Sense of Troubled Livelihoods
When men and women cannot attain idealized gendered forms of economic provision and dependence, how do they make sense of this perceived failure? In this article, we posit that poor health narratives serve as a gendered tool to make sense of inadequate livelihoods, even when that inadequacy is attributable to structural conditions. We draw on survey and life-history interview data from middle-aged and older rural South Africans. The survey data s…
Beyond the Case
Bringing Family Demography Back In
Despite decades of progress toward gender equality, women remain as the United States' primary caregivers. Past research has shown how couples and families organize care at distinct life course moments but has not studied how these moments combine to create differences in men and women's full life courses of caregiving. In this article, I look beyond negotiations within households to introduce a complementary demographic explanation for the gende…
Elder Care in Crisis
Sociology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Life course approach (2 works) · Political science (2 works)