Perceptions of fairness in the division of responsibility for old parents |
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Authors: | Sarah H. Matthews |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, 44106 Cleveland, Ohio |
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Abstract: | Pairs of sisters in 50 families in which at least one parent was aged 75+ were asked in open-ended questions to describe the division of filial responsibility in their families and their feelings about it. The relationship between the quality of ties among siblings and evaluations of the fairness of the division of responsibility is explored. The argument is made that rules of distributive justice are invoked largely within the context of the projected futures of existing relationships. |
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Keywords: | adult siblings filial responsibility older families |
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