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Caring while living apart
Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete.
Umeå Universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete.
Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8158-0486
Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbetet, Östersund.
2007 (English)In: Journal of gerontological social work, ISSN 0163-4372, E-ISSN 1540-4048, Vol. 49, no 4, p. 3-27Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In recent years, researchers have paid increasing attention to die issue of care in die new types of family and partner relationships. The aim of this study is to examine expectations and attitudes concerning care among elderly people in LAT (Living Apart Togetiier)- relationships in Sweden, that is, people who have a long-term intimate relationship, but who do not share a common home. Questionnaires were completed by 116 elderly people in LAT-relationships. Partners are ranked as the main providers of care, especially by men, but mere is considerable variation in die answers. This seems to be principally related to the degree of flexibility in this type of relationship. Some individuals see a LAT-relationship as a marriage-like relationship, while others see it primarily as a type of relationship that guarantees them the possibility of maintaining their own independent way of life.

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2007. Vol. 49, no 4, p. 3-27
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Ageing, Care, LAT- relations, Sweden
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Social Work Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-16131DOI: 10.1300/J083v49n04_02OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-16131DiVA, id: diva2:442775
Available from: 2011-09-22 Created: 2011-09-22 Last updated: 2018-01-12Bibliographically approved

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