Hubungan Sosial Warga Tua dengan Anak Dewasa: Kes Masyarakat Desa Kelantan

Social relationship with children and relatives is very important for the life of older people. At old age, family is becoming increasingly important to the individuals as a place where they can find support. Indeed, social relationship between older people with their adult children is particularly...

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Published inJurnal Pembangunan Sosial Vol. 14; p. 19
Main Author WAN IBRAHIM WAN AHMAD WAN AHMAD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Malay
Published Kedah Universiti Utara Malaysia 01.01.2011
Subjects
Adult children
Elderly parents
Interpersonal relations
Older people
Parents & parenting
Relatives
Social relations
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Summary:Social relationship with children and relatives is very important for the life of older people. At old age, family is becoming increasingly important to the individuals as a place where they can find support. Indeed, social relationship between older people with their adult children is particularly important to analyze. This paper is intended to examine various aspects of the relationships, examined from the perspective of elderly parents. Utilizing data from a face-to-face interview with 214 Malay rural residents in Kelantan aged 60 years and older, this study investigated patterns, frequency of visit, and quality of relationships between elderly parents and their adult children who live separately. Results revealed that adult children are important sources of social relationships; while nearly half of the adult children have frequently visited their elderly parents; and both elderly parents and their adult children perceived they were very important for each other.
ISSN:1394-6528
2600-8165
DOI:10.32890/jps.14.2011.11453