Narrating the caring fatigue
Stories of the ambivalence of filial care in a caregivers’ self-help group in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7640798 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesco Diodati (0000-0002-2525-4889, University of Milano-Bicocca, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 215-229 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology and Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-8470 • E-ISSN: 1469-2910 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13648470.2023.2171238 |
| PMID | 37439542 |
| OpenAlex | W4384120208 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article shows how, within a caregivers' self-help group in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the narrative of caring fatigue was mobilised to question and negotiate local normative discourses and social norms on affective states and family care responsibilities. The neoliberal discourse on family caregiving in Italy assumes that it comes from authentic affective states and mutual understanding. By showing how intergenerational obligations and shifting parent-child hierarchies constrained the building up of caregiving relations, the narrative of caring fatigue allowed participants to explain the ambivalence they perceived about their filial responsibilities. Therefore, this narrative legitimised the choice of preserving caregivers' wellbeing and delegating aspects of care. This paper argues that stories of caring fatigue contradict the ideal model of family care that shapes academic and institutional discourses. Nevertheless, they play an important role in sustaining caregiver endurance
Ambivalence · Developmental psychology · Family caregivers · Ideal (ethics · Narrative · Negotiation · Normative · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |