Self-Characterizations of Adult Female Informal Caregivers: Gender Identity and the Bearing of Burden

Autor:	Maeona K. Kramer
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Politics Activities of daily living Institutionalisation Family caregivers Socialization Self-concept General Medicine Psychology Social psychology Feminism Qualitative research
Zdroj:	Research and Theory for Nursing Practice. 19:137-161
ISSN:	1945-7286 1541-6577
DOI:	10.1891/rtnp.19.2.137.66800
Popis:	Gender identity is a powerful aspect of self that shapes values, attitudes, and conduct. Family caregivers, particularly women, tend to forgo institutionalization of care recipients even when care demands are overwhelming. The reluctance of women to relinquish care raises questions about the relationship between gender identity and the bearing of burden. To illuminate the relationship between gender and burden, 36 adult women caring for highly dependent adults were asked to describe the nature of “self”; that is, how they characterized themselves as a person. Results were tabulated and critically examined in relation to stereotypical gender traits, as well as social and political processes that create gender dichotomies. Overall, self-characterizations indicated caregivers had internalized stereotypical female gender traits that support and facilitate the enduring of burden.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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