Naslov
Culture or nature? Who gives care? Gender aspects of professional care for older persons

Autori
Zeman, Zdenko ; Geiger Zeman, Marija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts: The SIforAGE International Conference "Envisionig a New World" Social Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing / - Barcelona : Grup Dedal-Lit/University of Lleida/ENAS, 2016

Skup
The SIforAGE International Conference "Envisioning a New World" Social Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing

Mjesto i datum
Barcelona, Španjolska, 19-21

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
care; gender; older persons

Sažetak
According to official statistics in Croatia in domain of health and social care noticeable gender disbalance is evident and it repeteadly raises questions about gendered aspects of care work, gender roles and generally gender identities. The care work is socio-cultural construct or gendered activity dominantly perceived as women´s work (Harrigton Meyer et all, 2000). Many studies have confirmed existing of multiple and complex relations between traditional household division of labour and gender division in occupational areas on labour market. Care work is physicaly and emotionaly very demanding but mainly devalued and less respected job. Significant gender asymmetry is visible in structure of employees in four homes for older and infirm persons that participated in research project about socio-cultural and gender aspects of ageing in Croatia. The presentation is based on an analysis of experiences and interpretations of gender aspects of care for older persons from positions of professionals (physiotherapists and, mainly, social workers) and older persons in four homes for older and infirm persons in two Croatian cities, Zagreb and Split. Meanings and interpretations are developed from two basic lines of argumentation – traditional (or essentialist) that gender aspects of care work understands as ‘natural’ fact, and cultural interpretation that gender differences derives from the tradition and asymmetrical patriarchal relations in society. Comparison between care professionals’ and older persons’ perspectives and interpretations displays dominant presence of traditional gender conceptions, gender expectations and gender roles.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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