Patterns of Informal Social Support of the Elderly: An International Comparison
- 1 June 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 24 (3) , 303-312
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/24.3.303
Abstract
The elderly of Baka, a Jerusalem neighborhood, receive strong, family-oriented informal support with minimal participation by non-kin, as has been found in similar Israeli studies. Comparable foreign studies report similar family-oriented patterns of support, but together with substantial assistance from non-kin. The neighborhood's emphatically family-based informal support system suggests fruitful possibilities for its use as a complement to formal services and as an alternative to institutionalization.Keywords
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