Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

24 p.

Publication Date

12-2001

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Journal of Aging Studies

Source ISSN

0890-4065

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1016/S0890-4065(01)00030-5

Abstract

International and domestic labor migrations are changing the face of many countries. Those economic and demographic transitions collide with cultural expectations and ways of conducting intergenerational relations. This paper is a narrative analysis of some of those changes from the perspective of the elderly who remain behind in a small village in central Turkey. In particular, their narratives focus on filial expectations of sons and daughters, the status of mothers-in-law, health and economic well-being, and the future of village life. While these “left behind” elderly feel a loss of status and control and fear for their futures as their children pursue lifestyles unfamiliar and threatening to them, they are nevertheless gradually negotiating these changes and redefining late life to adapt to new circumstances and maintain their family relations.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Aging Studies, Vol. 15, No. 4 (December 2001): 383-406. DOI. © 2001 Elsevier. Used with permission.

NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Aging Studies. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Aging Studies, VOL 15, ISSUE# 4, (December 2001) DOI.

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