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Hicks, Nytasia M.

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"It's a Care Free Way of Life": A Qualitative Descriptive Study on Living-Apart-Together Relationships among Older Black Women.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	"It's a Care Free Way of Life": A Qualitative Descriptive Study on Living-Apart-Together Relationships among Older Black Women./
Author:	Hicks, Nytasia M.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2020,
Description:	62 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-04, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International82-04A.
Subject:	Gerontology. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=28121586
ISBN:	9798664760743

"It's a Care Free Way of Life": A Qualitative Descriptive Study on Living-Apart-Together Relationships among Older Black Women.
Hicks, Nytasia M.

"It's a Care Free Way of Life": A Qualitative Descriptive Study on Living-Apart-Together Relationships among Older Black Women. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2020 - 62 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-04, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Miami University, 2020.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Despite recent developments in gender roles and dating in later-life, research is limited on roles and expectations in non-traditional relationships among minority older adults. Living-apart-together (LAT), where individuals are in a committed relationship and live separately, is a relatively new form of partnership. LAT has gained the attention of older adults in the United States as the arrangement often allows partners to maximize their independence. However, gaps in LAT literature exist. First, little is known about minority older adult experiences in LAT and it is unclear how these groups experience LAT. More specifically, studies exploring older minority female groups is sparse and the roles in which this group enacts or rejects while in a LAT partnership are limited. Second, there is a dearth of literature exploring what LAT means in terms of relieving partners from traditional partner role expectations (e.g., care support). Furthermore, we lack knowledge on if participants prioritize their role as a LAT partner over societal and familial roles and relationship management strategies. This qualitative study focuses on understanding if older Black women who are in LAT partnerships subscribe to or reject traditional partner roles and how these roles, or lack thereof, are prioritized. Additionally, an underlying focus of this study sought to explore older Black women's expectations for caregiving in LAT. Via purposive and snowball sampling methods, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 older adult Black female LAT partners. Deductive thematic analytic methods revealed three major themes that include: (1) prioritizing freedom and self-governance over traditional partner role expectations, (2) flexible obligations in partnership maintenance, (3) partner caregiving roles influence one's lifestyle. This study adds a theoretical lens to understand the prioritization of the multiples role in which older LAT is a partnership that offers women flexibility in prioritizing roles a mother, grandparents, and workers, while also engaging in companionship. Findings draw attention to the substantial need for the examination of non-traditional relationship arrangements in later life, multiple roles, blending families, and conceptualizing LAT. The findings from this study contributes significantly to our knowledge on LAT in later life as it revealed nuances in how LAT is experienced in minority women groups. Last, findings from this study contribute to a growing body of knowledge to professionals supporting caregiving families and studies of family gerontology.

ISBN: 9798664760743Subjects--Topical Terms:

533633
Gerontology.
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