How Adult Children can manage care of their aging parents

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

3 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

06/17/2008

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

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Summary :

With the realization that the number of aged in the United States will increase significantly in the near future the issue of providing care for aging parents is one that has significant implications for social discourse.
While Pyke focuses on the impact of role reversal on the emotional state of the aging parent, other researchers have chosen to examine the impact of this relationship on the adult child.
Individual families must determine how they can best meet the needs of aging parents while still ensuring the overall financial health of the immediate family.
As noted at the outset of this investigation aging is a natural and normal part of the human life cycle.

Abstract

aging is a natural and healthy part of the human life cycle. As the number of aged in the United States begins to rapidly increase-as the baby boomer generation begins to reach age 65-it is reasonable to assume that research and information on the process of aging will increase as well. Much like the baby boomers defined other aspects of their social development so too will this population provide integral insight into this important stage of growth and development.While the issue of aging is one that has notable ramifications for the development of understanding human development, as the majority of the population begins to age society will need to address the issue of providing support and care for this population. While the issue of health care is one that is notably complex overall-as questions have developed about the ability of the Medicare system to effectively provide coverage for all senior citizens-there are other dimensions of this life transition that are pertinent for sociological research. In particular, researchers need to effectively address how adult children will manage the care of their aging parents.With the realization that the number of aged in the United States will increase significantly in the near future the issue of providing care for aging parents is one that has significant implications for social discourse.