Family and Social Networks among Elderly Italians in Gippsland

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3033686
AutoresParimal Roy (0000-0002-0461-2587, School of Social Sciences, Monash University College Gippsland, Switchback Road, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia.), Ian Hamilton (0000-0003-2582-2361, School of Social Sciences, Monash University College Gippsland, Switchback Road, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia.)
Año1992
Volumen23
Número2
Páginas267-284
Fecha de publicación1992-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
EditorialUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.23.2.267
OpenAlexW2979401667
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5

This paper examines the importance of family and social networks among elderly Italians in Gippsland in South-Eastern Australia. Support received by respondents from kin was highly valued and was most frequently provided in the areas of advice, general information, emotional problems and episodes of minor illness. The strength of these networks was based on the preservation of a cultural pattern which places a high value on the role of the extended family. Despite the widespread provision of formal community services designed to meet the needs of the aged, differences in culture and language present barriers to the use of main stream community services for the elderly. A small group was identified who were socially isolated and potentially vulnerable due to absence of kin and lack of confidence in using English

Extended family · Minor (academic) · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Law · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Rural development and sustainability · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics