Significant loss in old age sibling as a source of social support

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Significant loss in old age sibling as a source of social support

Original language description

Siblinghood is undoubtedly the longest lasting family bond in the life of most people, and siblings have a specific role in the life of almost every individual. It is a historically and biographically “proven” relationship, accompanying the individual from childhood, through pubescence, adulthood and old age to death. Sibling relationships are particularly important for seniors who have been deprived of other kinds of family relationships, for example, for single, childless, widowed, and divorced seniors. The value of siblinghood grows in importance with the increasing age, common family experiences and shared history that is unique and irreproducible in other types of relationships. Siblings often become companions and confidants to each other. The article reflects the importance of siblinghood in old age in the context of the developmental stage theories and the theoretic perspective of life cycle. While the evolutionary theory emphasizes emotional ties, mutual emotional attachment and meaningfulness perceived by seniors in relation to their siblings, the life cycle theory describes siblinghood in a wider context, including the instrumental and expressive dimensions. The article presents partial results of a qualitative research of siblinghood within the project titled Graying Siblinghood. Sociological Study of Siblinghood in Late Adulthood Funded by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GA CR).

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50401 - Sociology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA17-07321S" target="_blank" >GA17-07321S: Graying siblinghood. Sociological study of siblinghood in late adulthood</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

5th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences &amp; Arts SGEM 2018

ISBN

978-619-7408-55-3

ISSN

2367-5659

e-ISSN

neuvedeno

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

723-727

Publisher name

STEF92 technology Ltd., 51 &quot;Alexander Malinov&quot; Blvd., 1712 Sofia, Bulgaria

Place of publication

Sofia

Event location

Albena

Event date

Aug 26, 2018

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

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