© 1985 The Gerontological Society of America
Parent Care as a Normative Family Stress1
2 Philadelphia Geriatric Center 5301 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141
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It is argued that parent care has become a normative but stressful experience for individuals and families and that its nature, scope, and consequences are not yet fully understood. Some of the complex factors that interact to determine filial behavior are explored. A hypothesis is advanced that may explain in part the persistence of the myth that adult children nowadays do not take care of their elderly parents as was the case in the good old days. Some of the ways in which social policy responds to knowledge about filial behavior are noted.
Keywords: Family, Filial responsibility, Caregiving to aged
1 Donald P. Kent Memorial Lecture, presented at the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, San Antonio, TX, November 18,1984. Appreciation is expressed to M. Powell Lawton, Stanley J. Brody, and Peter R. Brody for their helpful comments on an earlier draft of this paper, and to my colleagues at the Philadelphia Geriatric Center — Bernard Liebowitz, M. Powell Lawton, Morton H. Kleban and the late Arthur Waldman — for their support and participation in the research described.
This lecture is dedicated to my four granddaughters: Hannah and Jodi Karpman and Jocelyn and Rachel Brody.
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