Grandparenting Among Māoris of New Zealand: Reflecting on Meanings.

IF 1.3 Q3 GERONTOLOGY Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1007/s10823-023-09471-9

Meripa T Godinet, Rachel Burrage, Laurens G Van Sluytman, Julia Taiapa, Halaevalu Ofahengaue Vakalahi

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Regardless of nation and culture, grandparents have been instrumental in the survival of families and communities as well as the preservation of cultures. This study explored the meaning and roles of grandparenting among Maori grandparents in New Zealand as a possible platform for advancing the conversation on the significance of grandparents in the lives of people across cultures. Participants interviewed included 17 Māori grandparents to great, great grandparents in Aotearoa New Zealand, living in intergenerational homes. A phenomenology approach was used to analyze the data. Five themes were extracted that elucidated the meaning of the roles of grandparenting from the perspective of Māori grandparents: Elders' responsibilities from a cultural perspective; support, resources, and assets; sociopolitical and economic challenges; current state of Elders' and role in family, and benefits and rewards. Implications and recommendations are discussed towards a more systemic and culturally responsive support of grandparents.

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新西兰Māoris的祖父母:对意义的反思。

无论哪个国家和文化，祖父母在家庭和社区的生存以及文化的保存方面都发挥了重要作用。本研究探讨了新西兰毛利人祖父母中祖父母养育的意义和作用，作为促进关于祖父母在不同文化的人们生活中的重要性的对话的可能平台。接受采访的参与者包括17位Māori祖父母到曾曾祖父母，他们住在新西兰奥特罗阿，住在代际住宅里。采用现象学方法对数据进行分析。从Māori祖父母的角度提取了五个主题:文化视角下的长者责任;支持、资源和资产;社会政治和经济挑战;长者在家庭中的地位和角色，以及福利和奖励。讨论了对祖父母提供更系统和更符合文化的支持的影响和建议。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology is an international and interdisciplinary journal providing a forum for scholarly discussion of the aging process and issues of the aged throughout the world. The journal emphasizes discussions of research findings, theoretical issues, and applied approaches and provides a comparative orientation to the study of aging in cultural contexts The core of the journal comprises a broad range of articles dealing with global aging, written from the perspectives of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, population studies, health/biology, etc. We welcome articles that examine aging within a particular cultural context, compare aging and older adults across societies, and/or compare sub-cultural groupings or ethnic minorities within or across larger societies. Comparative analyses of topics relating to older adults, such as aging within socialist vs. capitalist systems or within societies with different social service delivery systems, also are appropriate for this journal. With societies becoming ever more multicultural and experiencing a `graying'' of their population on a hitherto unprecedented scale, the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology stands at the forefront of one of the most pressing issues of our times.