Open AccessHubungan Sosial Warga Tua dengan Anak Dewasa: Kes Masyarakat Desa Kelantan
Author(s) -
Wan Ibrahim Wan Ahmad
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jurnal pembangunan sosial
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1394-6528
DOI - 10.32890/jps.14.2011.11453
Subject(s) - malay , psychology , perspective (graphical) , social relationship , gerontology , developmental psychology , medicine , social psychology , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Social relationship with children and relatives is very important for the life of older people. At old age, family is becoming increasingly important to the individuals as a place where they can find support. Indeed, social relationship between older people with their adult children is particularly important to analyze. This paper is intended to examine various aspects of the relationships, examined from the perspective of elderly parents. Utilizing data from a face-to-face interview with 214 Malay rural residents in Kelantan aged 60 years and older, this study investigated patterns, frequency of visit, and quality of relationships between elderly parents and their adult children who live separately. Results revealed that adult children are important sources of social relationships; while nearly half of the adult children have frequently visited their elderly parents; and both elderly parents and their adult children perceived they were very important for each other.