Ethnographies of Social Support

Why do elderly choose to move away from their children so as to not receive their support? Using a number of case studies, contributors explore social support as a tool of mutuality, or maintaining relatedness and sharing feelings, rather than preventing or patching up problems. This book helps correct the dominant framework of deliberate action.

About the Author

Marian Burchardt, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany Heath Cabot, College of the Atlantic, USA Melissa L. Caldwell, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA Manuela Ivone P. da Cunha, University of Minho, Portugal Bartholomew Dean, University of Kansas, USA Frédérique Pagani, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles, France Alan Smart, University of Calgary, Canada Dorota Szawarska, University of Warsaw, Poland