By Colleen Williams
Overview
To an intruder, local American relatives existence could seem easy. actually, the societies inside of local American tribes are highly wealthy and complex.
Nor is kin lifestyles an analogous from tribe to tribe. a few tribes are prepared into clans; others hint their lineage in accordance with matrilineal lines.
This publication discusses a number of the familial preparations of varied tribes, together with the explanations for such preparations in addition to the jobs participants performed of their respective societies.
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Thus cultural explanations remain important in explaining late life caregiving. There are clearly substantial cultural differences in norms for the provision of care to older adults. One extreme example is the Niue culture from an independent Polynesian island. According to an ethnographic analysis (Barker, 1997), the Niue place an extreme value on reciprocity. Frail elders, particularly cognitively impaired elders, are viewed as unable to contribute to the well-being of the society. Families and neighbors will not summon freely available medical care, even for treatable conditions, for frail older adults.
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