I'm looking at Anthea Tinker"s: Older people in modern society.
* I"ve learnt that the assumption of 3 generation households is overestimated, even in Victorian times household consisted of parents-children household only p195
* The desirability of close links, but family is not always best option for care (frustration, restrictions, abuse) - in a national survey: if you need help who would you turn to - more than 50% responded they don't need to turn to anyone', and 30% to family p196
* There is greater stress on the independence of older people - compared to the development with disabled people "paying for care' - disabled people wanted to be independent from the good grace of a family member p197
* Care given by professional service can help the family relationships, but does not undermine self-help or responsibility p201
* Reduction of family size vs child survival rate + long life expectancy = soon parent + child can grow old together p199
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