Does the family care best? Ideals of care in a familialistic care regime

Bibliographic Data

ID2116331
AuthorsSelma Kadi (0000-0002-9093-9331, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research), Ricardo Rodrigues (0000-0001-5661-2928, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research), Rahel Kahlert (0000-0001-8937-4604, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research), Silvia Hofmann, Gudrun Bauer
Year2024
Volume53
Issue1
Pages45-62
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0047279422000022
OpenAlexW4221080197
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited40

Informal caregiving for older family members is increasingly recognized and encouraged by public policies. This is even more the case in familialistic countries such as Austria. This article aims to examine the role of the family in the care culture of a familialistic care regime through the experiences of care dyads combining upwards intergenerational family care and formal care services. The analysis is based on framework analysis of 48 face-to-face interviews, almost all conducted separately, with 24 care dyads of older care users (average age 86 years old with moderate to high care needs) and their main informal carers in Austria combining formal and informal care. A quarter of caregivers and care receivers were male. We identified four different ideals (family care, preferences, involvement, gendered care) which were distributed across different groups of Socio-Economic Status (SES) and described by women and men

Child care · Face (sociological concept) · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Sociology · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies