CFD 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Sandwich Generation

• School: UCM
• Department: Child and Family Development
• Course: CFD 1010
• Professor: Frank R Peterson

Document Summary

Individualistic or collectivistic values: older persons with individualistic values emphasize personal independence. Those with collectivist values are more likely to defer to their children. Further adult children live from their parents the less likely they are to provide care. Thus, older fathers who need assistance with the tasks of daily living are likely to be cared for by wives: older mothers are more likely to be cared for by their daughters or daughters-in-law. The presence or absence of a disability: children provide more care for parents with disabilities. The stresses of caregivers: caregivers often juggle work responsibilities and stretch their finances, more disturbing behaviors of the family member in their care is related to a higher burden for the caregiver. Especially when there is low informal help from family and friends: caregivers of family members exhibiting more disturbing behaviors and functional limitations receive less informal help from family and friends, adaptation to the role of caregiver.