| Abstract [eng] |
Roles Changes in Later Life Families SUMMARY Later age is a complicated period related to the lower income, worse health condition and the loss of some social contacts. In the transition period from one age stage to another individuals experience some major changes. To get attached to those changes are more difficult for the seniors. A part of social contacts are lost so at this period contacts with family memebers – spouses and children become more important. According to scientists who explore later life families it is important to pay attention at the siblings relations in later life. It is important to explore later life families. In Lithuania this topic is not widely developed and explored. The main research goal is to explore the change of roles in a later life families. Qualitive interview method has been applied. 14 individuals of retirement age, living independently in their own appartment, living in towns were questioned. The tasks of the research were to learn about spouses relations, their relations with adult children and siblings. The main results of the research. The research has shown the importance of the retirement. But to say if individual changes have impact on spouses interrelations is complicated. It could have negative or positive effect or have no effect at all. The assumption could be drawn that the effect is related to the interpretation of retirement. The leave of children for some respondents is a hard period, for others – natural life event. All informants agreed on the idea that adult children should live separately from their parents. The ties between siblings may change negatively or positively during the life time. The intense of ties in later life mifght be determined by earlier experience. |
