| Autor: |
Kronfol NM; Lebanese Health Care Management Association, Beirut, Lebanon; Center for Studies on Aging, Beirut, Lebanon., Rizk A; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut., Sibai AM; Center for Studies on Aging, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit [East Mediterr Health J] 2016 Feb 01; Vol. 21 (11), pp. 835-43. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Feb 01. |
| DOI: |
10.26719/2015.21.11.835 |
| Abstrakt: |
This paper explores the dominant issues in intergenerational ties in Arab countries with a view to highlighting patterns, trends and challenges as well as policy implications. The data were drawn from a review of scholarly work and published literature in Arab countries and from a regional mapping of ageing policies and programmes in 2012. Social and health ageing policies in the region have been set with the premise that the family represents the core safety net for older Arabs. Yet demographic, sociocultural and economic transitions, as well as political conflict in the Arab world, are bringing profound changes to familial structures. This review feeds into efforts to promote health and social reforms that approach intergenerational solidarity from several fronts: providing equitable old-age income security, fostering cross-generational interactions, embracing caregivers and home-based care, promoting age-responsive actions in emergencies and conflicts, and prioritizing context- and country-specific research on the levels, types and trends in intergenerational and familial support. |
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