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Grandparenting: Issues and Challenges
Akademika
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Grandparenting: Issues and Challenges
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Abdul Aziz (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ikra@ukm.my), Rahimah
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Generally, discussions regarding family solidarity and relationships between generations have tended to focus on the relationships and care giving role of adult children to the elderly parents/ parents-in-law. However, studies have also shown that many older persons are themselves involved in activities both inside and outside the home and that they do contribute to the family as well as to the society. In short, support also flow from the elderly to their children and other members of the family in the form of goods, labour and services. One of the services provided by the elderly parents is caring for the grandchildren and grandparenting, that is basically raising their grandchildren in the absence of both the natural parents. Grandparents raising or caring for the grandchildren are nothing new. However, this is an increasing phenomenon within and outside the country and which needs to be understood and addressed. This article discusses the relationship of grandparents to their grandchildren as well as the care and support transferred to the grandchildren. It also briefly discusses the issues and challenges such care giving entails and are faced by the grandparents in their informal care role.ABSTRAKPerbincangan mengenai kesepaduan famili dan hubungan antara generasi secara umumnya cenderung tertumpu pada hubungan dan peranan penjagaan anak-anak yang dewasa terhadap ibu bapa/ ibu bapa mertua mereka yang sudah tua. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat beberapa kajian yang menunjukkan terdapat ramai daripada kalangan orang tua itu sendiri yang terlibat dengan aktiviti di dalam dan luar rumah. Mereka tidak hanya bergantung kepada anggota keluarga yang lebih muda, sebaliknya menyumbang kepada famili dan masyarakat. Pendek kata, sokongan juga mengalir daripada golongan tua kepada anak-anak mereka dan anggota keluarga yang lain dalam bentuk barangan, tenaga dan perkhidmatan. Salah satu bentuk perkhidmatan yang diberikan oleh ibu bapa tua ialah dari segi menjaga cucu dan grandparenting, iaitu ’membesarkan’ cucu dalam keadaan ibu bapanya tiada lagi. Fenomena orang tua menjaga atau membesarkan cucu bukanlah satu perkara yang baru. Namun, fenomena ini semakin meningkat di dalam negara khususnya dan dalam dunia amnya dan dengan itu, perlu difahami dan ditangani. Makalah ini membincang hubungan datuk dan nenek kepada cucu mereka selain penjagaan dan sokongan yang diberikan kepada mereka. Makalah ini juga membincang secara ringkas isu dan cabaran yang timbul berkaitan penjagaan itu yang dihadapi oleh datuk dan nenek yang terlibat.
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UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
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2012-05-06
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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http://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/article/view/586
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Akademika; Vol 70, No 1 (2007): AKADEMIKA 70
0126-8694 0126-5008 |
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eng
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http://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/article/view/586/3985
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