Applying the convoy model to support in care situations

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ID13109010
AuthorsToni C Antonucci (0000-0002-1420-5328, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Carey Wexler Sherman (University of Michigan)
Year2019
Volume3
Issue1
Pages23-38
Publication date2019-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Care and Caring (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2397-8821 • E-ISSN: 2397-883X
PublisherBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/239788219x15492857438483
OpenAlexW2921140048
LanguageEN
Citations received4

This article considers the future of informal care situations, with a special focus on how social networks can support caring. Noting demographic changes and the endemic need for informal support, we outline the convoy model of social relations for proactive planning and contemporaneous caring. The article is grounded in empirical evidence, including comparative findings from four countries and about caring among two uniquely vulnerable populations: late-life remarried couples and lesbian and gay adults. Finally, we propose that caring be considered no longer an individual responsibility, but rather a family, community and societal responsibility basic to shared values and societal cohesion

Cohesion (chemistry · Empirical research · Epistemology · Lesbian · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology

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