Long-term care planning as a cultural system |
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Authors: | San Antonio Patricia M Rubinstein Robert L |
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Institution: | Sociology and Anthropology Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD 21250, USA. ananton@umbc.edu |
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Abstract: | This paper treats long-term care planning from a cultural perspective, that is, as a cultural system in which components of long-term care interlock culturally and therefore meaningfully. In the introduction and background sections, we provide a context in which long-term care planning may be viewed, based on the finding that relatively few people take advantage of long-term care planning and insurance; we also discuss some earlier work on long-term care from a psychological perspective that emphasizes themes of imagination and self-efficacy. We then examine long-term care from a cultural perspective by identifying and explicating five broad themes that help us better understand the meaning of long-term care planning to Americans. Finally, we use these themes to suggest some important social policy correlates. |
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