you define as “old”?
• What are
your family’s beliefs about aging?
• If an
elder in your family needs care, whose responsibility is it to provide that
care? How do you determine who holds that responsibility (e.g. eldest sibling,
most financially stable, etc.)?
• Does your
perception differ from your parents beliefs?
• Are these
differences because of acculturation time? (You are first generation American,
or you are a new immigrant, or your family has been in America for
generations).
• How does
interdependence have a role in your family?
• Is it
important that the caregivers be “family”? What is your definition of
“family”?
Next, interview an elder in your family (someone at least 2
generations older, if possible), asking him/her the same questions.
Write a 2 page paper summarizing your interview. Describe
what you learned from this individual. Does this information change your
original perceptions? How does your interviewee’s perception of his or her own
health match up with his or her actual health? Were they accurate?
